Gambia
- Official Name:
- Republic of The Gambia (The Gambia)
- Area:
- 11.300 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 1.688.359 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 80 km
- Capital:
- Banjul
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Banjul
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 18 nm
- Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: extent not specified
- Political divisions:
- 5 divisions and 1 city; Banjul, Central River, Lower River, North Bank, Upper River, Western
- Language(s):
- Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 18 February (1965)
- Nationality:
- Gambian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 0.
- Member of:
- ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, ONUB, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .gm
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Dalasi (GMD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD2.000 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 462.500.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 5,3% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 30,5%
- Industry: 13,9%
- Services: 55,6%
- Labor force:
- 400.000 (1996 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1996):
-
- Agriculture 75%
- Industry: 19%
- Services 6%
- Unemployment rate:
- ND
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 14% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 20,3% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD112.700.000
- Expenditures: USD155.100.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -54.610.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 130,5 million FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Peanut products, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels, re-exports
- Exports - Partners:
- India 41,1%, UK 18,5%, Indonesia 8,4%, Senegal 4,7%, Belgium 4,3% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 212.200.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Foodstuffs, manufactures, fuel, machinery and transport equipment
- Imports - partners:
- China 21,5%, Senegal 11,4%, Cote d'Ivoire 8,5%, Brazil 5,6%, US 5,3%, UK 5,2%, Netherlands 4,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 88.110.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 628.800.000 (2003)
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