|
Official
country name :
|
Republic of
The Gambia
|
|
Capital
:
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Banjul
|
|
Area :
|
11.300 sq. km
|
| Density : |
128 p/sq. km |
|
Urbanisation
rate :
|
26%
|
|
Type of government
:
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Republic under
multiparty democratic rule
Parliamentary
|
|
Head of state
:
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Yahya Jammeh
|
|
Official
language(s) :
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English
|
|
Main religion(s)
:
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Muslim (90 %),
Christian (9 %), traditional (1 %)
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|
Currency
:
|
Dalasi (GMD)
|
|
Main Export(s)
:
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Peanuts, cotton,
palm oil, fish
|
|
Population
:
|
1.455.842
|
|
Average annual
growth Rate
of the Population :
|
3,09
|
|
Female economic
activity rate (%
age 15 and above):
|
69.7%
|
|
Birth Rate
|
41.25% |
|
Proportion
of malnourished children (weight
for age)
|
17%
|
| Proportion
of malnourished children (height
for age) |
19%
|
|
Infant mortality
rate (per
1000)
|
76.39
|
|
Infant-juvenil
mortality rate (per
1000)
|
122
|
|
Education
index
|
0.39
|
|
Gross primary
Admission rate
|
90.85%
|
| Gross primary education rate for boys |
93% |
| Gross primary education rate for girls |
86% |
| Literacy rate for females (15-24 years) |
49.0% |
| Literacy rate for males (15-24 years) |
65.2% |
| Literacy rate (estimation) |
47.5% |
| Gross literacy rate |
70.5% |
| % of national budget for education |
27% |
| Human poverty index (HP-1) value |
48% |
