flag Gambia Gambia: Statistical Overview

Capital: Banjul

Population

Total Population: 2,639,916
Natural Increase: 2.5%
Density: 254 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 63.2%
Ethnic Origins: The population is composed of approximately 34% Mandinka and Jahanka, 24% Peul/Tukulur/Lorobo, almost 15% Wollof, 11% Jola/Karoninka, 8% Serahuleh, 3% Serere, 2% Manjago, 1% Bambara, 1% Creole/Aku Marabout and about 1% other ethnicities. (The Gambia Bureau of Statistics)
Official Language: English
Other Languages Spoken: Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, Other indigenous vernaculars
Business Language(s): English
Religion: Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, Indigenous beliefs 1%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Banjul

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Gambian Dalasi (GMD)

Country Overview

Area: 11,300 km²
Type of State: Democratic Republic.
Type of Economy: Low-income economy.
A mainly agricultural country isolated because it is landlocked in Senegal.
HDI*: 0.441/1
HDI (World Rank): 175/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.


Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Gambia, dial 00
To call Gambia, dial +220
Internet Suffix: .gm
Telephone Lines: 3.5 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users: 12.4 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity: 34.53% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

 
Foreign Trade Indicators 20172018201920202021
Imports of Goods (million USD) 549677621695607
Exports of Goods (million USD) 1061401336132
Imports of Services (million USD) 12210196102119
Exports of Services (million USD) 136197214117104

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

 

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