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 The Gambia 
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          The Gambia          
 
 The Gambia 
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          The Gambia          
 
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          The Gambia          
 
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          The Gambia          
 
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 Flag description 
Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue with white edges, and green.
 
          The Gambia          
 
 Gambia, The 
 Capital: 
Banjul
 Administrative
 divisions: 
5 divisions and 1 city*: Banjul*, Central River, Lower River, North Bank, Upper River, and Western.
 Population: 
1,455,842 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
13° 28' N, 16° 34' W
 Area total: 
11,300 sq. km
 Land area: 
10,000 sq. km
 Water area: 
1,300 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
740 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Senegal 740 km
 Coastline: 
80 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Atlantic Ocean 0 m - unnamed location 53 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.gm
 Currency: 
dalasi (GMD)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of The Gambia
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
The Gambia
 Independence: 
18 February 1965 (from UK)
 Constitution: 
24 April 1970, suspended July 1994, rewritten and approved by national referendum 8 August 1996, reestablished in January 1997
 Government
 type: 
republic under multiparty democratic rule
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 18 February (1965)
 
          The Gambia          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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