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Gambia Facts and Figures
Location of gambia
Flag of Gambia
Map of Gambia
Meaning of Country's name |
Gambia derives from the Portuguese word 'cambio' meaning 'trade' or 'exchange' |
Capital |
Banjul |
Largest Cities |
Brikama and Bakau |
Population |
1,705,000 (est.2009) |
Country Code |
220 |
Internet Country Code |
.gm |
Area |
4,007 mi²(10,380 km²) |
Area-Comparative |
Slightly less than twice the size of Delaware |
Bordering Countries |
Senegal |
Date of Founding (Current State) |
February 18, 1965 |
Type of Government |
Republic |
Languages Spoken |
English, Malinke, Fulani, Wolof, Dyola, Sonike |
Religions Practiced |
Muslims (90%), Christians (1%), and traditional beliefs (9%) |
GDP per Capita |
$440 (est.2009) |
Latest GDP Growth Rate |
5.9% (est.2009) |
Top Exports |
Peanuts |
National Holidays |
New Year's Day - Jan. 1, Independence Day - Feb. 18, Milad al Nabi (Birth of the Prophet), Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Revolution Day, Assumption, Koriteh (End of Ramadan), Tabaski (Feats of the Sacrifice), and Christmas - Dec. 25 |
Money Currency |
Dalasi |
National Sports Teams |
National Football Team, National Cricket Team |
Random Fact |
Gambia is one of the only two countries in Africa to share borders with only one other country, it's also the smallest mainland country in Africa |
NEWS FROM Gambia
Wednesday, 05-22-13, 10:04
[Foroyaa]It has been announced on the 10pm news on GRTS television on Monday,20 May,2013 that Lamin Jobarteh has been relieved of his cabinet post as the Attorney General and Minister of Justice with immediate effect. He is replaced as the Attorney General and Minister of Justice by Amie Joof who, until her recent cabinet appointment, was a Justice of the Gambia Court of Appeal.
Tuesday, 05-21-13, 13:26
[The Point]Justice M. Abdoulah of the Banjul High Court has given one week to sureties of the former director-general of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA), Benedict Jammeh, for him to be produced.
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