Gambia

Country statistics

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

Total area: 4,363 sq miles (11,300 sq km)

Population (2011 est.): 1,797,860 (growth rate: 2.396%); birth rate: 34.19/1000; infant mortality rate: 71.67/1000; life expectancy: 63.51

Capital City: Banjul

Monetary unit: Dalasi

Languages: English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous

Ethnicity/race: African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1%

Religions: Islam 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous 1%