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Gambia
Republic of the Gambia
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Population
2.42M
Capital
Banjul
Area
10,689 km²
Currency
GMD
dalasi
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$2.40B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$871
as of 2024
Population
2.76M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
2.3%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
11.6%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
6.5%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
49.5%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
66.06
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
2.9%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
2.8%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
64.3%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
3.91
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
42.2%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
10,120
as of 2023
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About Gambia
- Languages
- English
- Currencies
- dalasi (GMD)
- Timezones
- UTC+00:00
- Demonym
- Gambian
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- GM · GMB
- Map
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