| Country (long form) |
Republic of The Gambia |
| Capital |
Banjul |
| Total Area |
4,362.95 sq mi
11,300.00 sq km
(slightly less than twice the size of Delaware) |
| Population |
1,367,124 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
4,165,032 |
| Languages |
English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars |
| Literacy |
38.6% total, 52.8% male, 24.9% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1% |
| Life Expectancy |
51.29 male, 55.16 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic under multiparty democratic rule |
| Currency |
1 dalasi (D) = 100 butut |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,030 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
processing peanuts, fish, and hides; tourism; beverages; agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking; clothing |
| Agriculture |
peanuts, millet, sorghum, rice, corn, cassava (tapioca), palm kernels; cattle, sheep, goats; forest and fishery resources not fully exploited |
| Arable Land |
18% |
| Natural Resources |
fish |
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