Gambia

Africa · Western Africa

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Gambia is a sovereign state in Western Africa, Africa. It covers 10,689 km² and has a population of approximately 2,422,712. Its official language is English and its currency is the dalasi (D).

Quick facts

Capital: Banjul
Population: 2,422,712
Area: 10,689 km²
Currency: dalasi (D)
Languages: English
Calling code: +220
TLD: .gm
Driving side: Right
Landlocked: No
Continents: Africa
Timezone: UTC+00:00
Native name: Gambia

Bordering countries

Appears in 32 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#10	43.48
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#34	62.65
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#104	836years
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#127	440,000
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#128	22.28
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#142	128972.23
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#154	2254.66km²
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#169	800.7
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#189	70.82
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#195	71.08

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#24	69.51
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#30	32.55
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#32	66.36
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#71	5.24
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#79	1307579.99
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#97	271428236.1
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#103	1642671191.3
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#103	122,358,000

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by unemployment rate	#37	7.50
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#169	2.5in billions

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#61	90
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#61	80.19
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#104	67.01
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#115	66.57
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#122	48.31
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#137	50

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by land area	#155	11,300km²
Countries by Coastline Length	#161	80kilometers

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#40	0.02
Countries by population density	#55	260.52
Countries by population	#141	2.82
Countries by median age	#213	18.17

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