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Republic of The Gambia
   The Gambia is 'incorporated' in Senegal and is completely flat, with the homonymous river that distinguishes the entire country; the scarcity of resources and the economy based on monoculture (peanuts) make the Gambia a rather underdeveloped and poor nation.
Government type Presidential republic
Area 10,689 kmē (4,127 sq mi)
Population 1,857,000 inh. (2013 census)
Population 2,560,000 inh. (2024 est.)
Population density 239 inh/kmē (620 inh/miē)
Capital Banjul (31,100 pop., 1,556,000 urban aggl.)
Currency Gambian dalasi
Human development index 0.500 (174th place)
Languages English (official), regional languages
Life expectancy M 60 years, F 63 years
Location in Africa

Boundaries:

Surrounded to the NORTH, EAST and SOUTH by Senegal
Atlantic Ocean WEST

GEOGRAPHY DATA OF GAMBIA


Largest cities
Brikama 81,000 pop., 1,556,000 urban aggl.
Bundunka Kunda 55,400 pop.
Highest elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Longest rivers
Gambia 1,130 km (702 mi) total, 475 km (295 mi) in Gambia
Largest islands
MacCarthy 13 kmē (5 sq mi)

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF GAMBIA

   The Gambia is divided into 5 regions, to which the capital Banjul is added; these were later joined by 8 local government areas (Banjul, Basse, Brikama, Janjanbureh, Kanifing, Karewan, Kantaur and Mansakonko), which perform the first level administrative function and which are in turn divided into 43 districts; the Central River region is the largest, while the West Coast is the most populated.

   With the exception of Farafenni, all the major inhabited centers are located in the area of the capital Banjul and form practically a single large urban area, made up by large villages and not real cities; in the rest of the Gambia there are only smaller towns.



Banjul



Useful links

The Gambia Bureau of Statistics
Visit The Gambia