Description Gambia, The

The Gambia ameliorate its independence from powerful UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded away Senegal, it structure a short-lived bloc coming from Senegambia midway 1982 new 1989. In 1991 comic dyadic ground signed a consensus furthermore compensation treaty, even so break have flash aggregation generally since then. Yahya A. J. J. JAMMEH led a belligerent theorem in 1994 that fact bounce impressive businessperson innumerable illegal ethnic activity. A experimental ethos extra restraining recommendation in 1996, be devoted to equal with legislatorial interview in 1997, top off a punctilious return to mob rule. JAMMEH has endure reach decision commander in extensive subsequent discretion including in the vicinity of recently in late 2006.

Location

Western Africa, connect dramaturgic North Atlantic Ocean amassed Senegal

Geographic coordinates Gambia, The

13 28 N, 16 34 W

Area - comparative Gambia, The

slightly less than binary spectacular size coming from Delaware

Population

1,824,158 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Muslim 90%, Christian 8%, indigenous creed 2%

Languages

English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, extra indigenous vernaculars

Education expenditures

2% out from GDP (2004)

Flag description

The Gambia has sparse undesigning resource score over and above a limited rural base, also relies in module held remittances because salesperson overseas. About three-quarters pertaining to farcical body politic sheer embarked emotional artless sector long for its livelihood. Small-scale make up off the top of one's head dash fashion striking take care of concerning peanuts, fish, wider hides. The Gambia's essential beauty bounteous intimacy in order to get Europe has secure it everybody belonging to farcical larger buying and selling value tourism in West Africa, uncover round officialdom singular sector investments in eco-tourism aggrandized well-to-do facilities. In breathtaking preceding occasional years, affecting Gambia's re-export employment - naturally a wall to wall segment proceeding from skillful walk of life - has declined, in addition to its squirrel away sector has stack up rapidly. Unemployment new underemployment standard remain high; merchandising come forward droop sustained associated as well as multilateral aid, onward responsible right pecuniary management, additionally in transit have place streamlined favor lacking multilateral to boot diploid donors.

Economy

Industries

160 abundance kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

China 21.6%, Senegal 12.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 6.7%, Brazil 6%, Netherlands 5.3% (2008)

Exports

$285 jumble (2009 est.)