Info about Gambia, The

Situated on the Atlantic coast in westernmost Africa and surrounded on three sides by Senegal, Gambia is twice the size of Delaware. The Gambia River flows for 200 mi (322 km) through Gambia on its way to the Atlantic. The country, the smallest on the continent, averages only 20 mi (32 km) in width.

Capital
Banjul - 372 000 people
all city from Gambia, The

Country lead by
President: Yahya Jammeh (1994)

Population
1,641,564 (growth rate: 2.8%); birth rate: 39.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 71.6/1000; life expectancy: 54.1; density per sq mi: 425

Land Area
3,861 sq mi (10,000 sq km); total area: 4,363 sq mi (11,300 sq km)

Monetary unit
Dalasi

Language
English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous

Ethnicity
African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1%

Religion
African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1%

Transportation
Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 2,700 km; paved: 956 km; unpaved: 1,744 km (1999). Waterways: 390 km (on River Gambia; small ocean-going vessels can reach 190 km) (2004). Ports and harbors: Banjul. Airports: 1 (2004 est.).

Internet tld
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