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 | The GAMBIAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): The Gambia |
| country code ISO: GM //; - FIPS: GA |
| location: West Africa |
| time zone: +0 UT |
| surface (land) area: 11300 sq.km = 4363 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 14° N / South: 13° N / East: 14° W / West: 17° W |
| borders (land): Senegal |
| borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: subtropical |
| Government |
| independent since: 1965-02-18 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Banjul |
| administrative division: division (6) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1993): 1036,145 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 1367,124; or: 1303,000 // - ; 2001: 1337,000 |
| population density: 118 per sq.km = 307 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 4% //; - doubling time: 29 years |
| birth rate: 42 - 45 per 1000 |
| death rate: 13 - 20 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 132 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 45 - 54 years (male: 43 - 52; female: 47 - 56) [differences depend on source used] |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 44% //; - 15-59 years: 51% //; - 60+ years: 5% |
| urbanisation: 23 - 33% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 100% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Madinka 34%; Fula(ni) 16%; Wolof 13%; Dyolo (Yola) 9%; Serahuli 8%; Soninke 8% |
| languages: English (official); Madinka, Fula, Wolof |
| religious affiliation: Sunnī Muslim 95%; Christian 4% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2559 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 76% |
| people per physician: 11600 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 75% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 20% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 0,4% |
| adult literacy: 27% (male: 39%; female: 16%) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Dalasi = 100 butut |
| annual inflation rate: 4% |
| population below poverty line: 64% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 320 per capita |
| GNI USD 340 per capita //; - [ppp: 1620] |
| GDP growth: -0,3% |
| income: USD 360 per capita |
| import: USD 141 per capita //; - export: USD 22 per capita |
| trade: USD 298 per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: CH FR NL BE GW GB TH ES |
| human development index: 0,398 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 149 |
| female labour force: 45% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,1 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 18% //; - grass land: 9% //; - wooded area: 16% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 84% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 34% |
| agricultural products: groundnuts, paddy rice, millet, sorghum, cassava, pulses, palm oil & - kernels |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 364 / goats: 145-270 / pigs: 14 / poultry: 740-780 / sheep: 106-195 |
| fish catch: 32258 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 7% //; - part of industry in GDP: 12% |
| industrial products: some food processing, peanut processing |
| mining products: limenite, zircon, rutile, kaolin, tin |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,2 |
| services: labour force: 9% //; - part of services in GDP: 54% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 56 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 30 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 2386 - 2700 km //; - of which paved: 35% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 6 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 400 km |
| ownership telephone: 17 - 23 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 125 - 165 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 4 - 35 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 2 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: 12 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: highest points are hardly existing and/or of no importance, and are even not shown on maps |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none |
| lakes (deepest): none |
| rivers: Gambia |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: none |
| caves: longest system: none / deepest: |
| islands: none |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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