Gambia, The

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Cities Gambia, The  
Country information country code: GM
continent: Africa
capital: Banjul
languages: English

EU membership: no
NATO membership: no

GSM: 900
GPS: 13 28 N, 16 34 W
electricity: 230V/50Hz

currency:
Gambian Dalasi: GMD
1GMD = 0.035 USD
1GMD = 0.028 EUR

phone code: +220

Banjul, Gambia, The

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From wikipedia about Gambia, The

The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia, is a country in West Africa. The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west.

The country is situated around the Gambia River, the nation's namesake, which flows through the country's centre and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Its area is almost 10, 500 km² with an estimated population of 1, 700, 000.

On 18 February 1965, The Gambia was granted independence from the United Kingdom and joined The Commonwealth. Banjul is The Gambia's capital, but the largest conurbation is Serekunda.

The Gambia shares historical roots with many other west African nations in the slave trade, which was the key factor in the placing and keeping of a colony on the Gambia River, first by the Portuguese and later by the British. Since gaining independence in 1965, Gambia has enjoyed relative political stability, with the exception of a brief period of military rule in 1994.

An agriculturally fertile country, its economy is dominated by farming, fishing, and tourism. About a third of the population lives below the international poverty line of US$1. 25 a day., Table 3: Human and income poverty, p. 35. Retrieved on 1 June 2009
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