Gambia

President: Yahya Jammeh (1994)

Land area: 3,861 sq mi (10,000 sq km);

total area: 4,363 sq mi (11,300 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 1,824,158

growth rate: 2.5%);

birth rate: 37.3/1000;

infant mortality rate: 67.5/1000;


life expectancy: 54.0;


density per sq km: 173

Capital (2003 est.): Banjul, 46,700

Largest city: Serekunda, 344,100

Monetary unit: Dalasi