🇬🇲 Gambia

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Introduction & Background

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Overview
AttributeDetails
Official Name
Republic of the Gambia
Capital
Banjul
Continent
Africa
Region / Subregion
Africa / Western Africa
Population
2,422,712
Area
10,689 km²
Languages
English
Currencies
dalasi (D) [GMD]
Cost of Living
25 / 100 (Low)
Price per Coffee
$1.25
Price per Meal
$5.00
Timezones
UTC±00 (GMT)
Bounding Box
Min: (13.13° N, 16.84° W)
Max: (13.88° N, 13.84° W)
Climate
Tropical / Warm
Terrain
Low coastal plains, savanna grasslands, and tropical rainforests
GDP (Nominal)
$2.40 billion (2024)
GDP (PPP)
$9.59 billion (2024)
GDP Growth Rate
5.55% (2024)
Macroeconomic Overview
The Gambia has a developing economy heavily reliant on agriculture. It has a mixed economy with a heavy reliance on agriculture, combined with relatively weak centralized economic planning and government regulation. Before 2017, under Yahya Jammeh, the Gambia had a liberal, market-based economy characterised by traditional subsistence agriculture, a historic reliance on groundnuts (peanuts) for export earnings, a re-export trade built up around its ocean port, low import duties, minimal administrative procedures, a fluctuating exchange rate with no exchange controls, and a significant tourism industry. The Gambia also has no significant mineral or other natural resources and has a limited agricultural base. About 75% of the population depends on crops and livestock for its livelihood. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of peanuts, fish, and animal hides.

Geography & Climate



Minerals

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Flora & Flowers

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Animals & Wildlife

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Music Albums

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