| Official
Name : |
REPUBLIC
OF THE GAMBIA |
| Total Area: |
11,295 square kilomatres (2011)
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| Population: |
1,591,232
(est July 2002). Density 2.7 persons per square kilometre. |
| Languages: |
English
(official), Arabic, Madinka, Wolof, Fula. |
| Religions: |
Traditional 70%, Christian 30%. |
| Capital: |
Banjul.
Population 436,000 (2009) |
| Currency: |
The dalasi is the currency of the Gambia. It is subdivided into 100 Bututs. |
| Independant: |
February 18, 1965, from United Kingdom. |
| Geography: |
Gambia is a narrow strip of land within Senegal. 20% of it's total area is occupied by the Gambia river flowing east-west. The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west. Its present boundaries were defined in 1889 after an agreement between the United Kingdom and France. During the negotiations between the French and the British in Paris, the French initially gave the British approximately 200 miles (320 km) of the Gambia River to control. Starting with the placement of boundary markers in 1891, it took nearly fifteen years after the Paris meetings to determine the final borders of The Gambia. The resulting series of straight lines and arcs gave the British control of areas that are approximately 10 miles (16 km) north and south of the Gambia River |
| Flag: |
The colours are separated by white stripes. The red at the top symbolises the sun, as well as the savanna. Below the red is blue that symbolises the Gambia River that flows through the nation. The green symbolises the land, and also the forests of the nation. The white portions represent peace. The flag was adopted on February 18, 1965, the day it became fully independent of Britain. The flag of the Gambia has no political basis.
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