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Capital Gambia : |
Banjul .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Gambia :
| Senegal 740 km .
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| Climate Gambia :
| tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May) .
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| Life expectancy Gambia :
| 54.79 years .
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| Fertility rate Gambia :
| 5.46 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Gambia :
| republic under multiparty democratic rule .
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| Population Gambia :
| 1,546,848 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Gambia :
| 11,300 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Gambia :
| 38,400 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Gambia :
| 100,000 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Gambia :
| 220.
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| Sex ratio total Gambia :
| 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Gambia ratio under 15 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Gambia ratio 15 64 :
| 0.98 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Gambia ratio 65 :
| 1.07 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Gambia :
| $-42 million (2003) |
| HIV Gambia :
| 1.2% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Gambia :
| NA |
| Literacy Gambia :
| 40,10% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Gambia :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Gambia :
| NA |
| Inflation Gambia :
| 14% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Gambia :
| NA (2002 est.) |
| Internet Users Gambia :
| 25,000 (2002) |
| Location Gambia :
| Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal |
| Geographic Coordinates Gambia :
| 13 28 N, 16 34 W |
| Religion Gambia :
| Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1% |
| Administrative region Gambia :
| 5 divisions and 1 city*; Banjul*, Central River, Lower River, North Bank, Upper River, Western |
| Terrain Gambia :
| flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills |
| Elevation extremes lowest Gambia :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Gambia :
| unnamed location 53 m |
| Natural resources Gambia :
| fish |
| Land use arable land Gambia :
| 25% |
| Land use permanentcrops Gambia :
| 0,50% |
| Irrigated land Gambia :
| 20 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Gambia :
| drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years) |
| Environment current issues Gambia :
| deforestation; desertification; water-borne diseases prevalent |
| Geography note Gambia :
| almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the continent of Africa |
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