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	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Imports of Goods (million USD)	549	677	621	695	607
Exports of Goods (million USD)	106	140	133	61	32
Imports of Services (million USD)	122	101	96	102	119
Exports of Services (million USD)	136	197	214	117	104

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

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