Gambia

Official Name:	The Republic of The Gambia
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republic of The Gambia
ISO Country Codes:	GM : GMB
Internet Domain:	.gm
Government Web Site:	https://www.statehouse.gm/

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Capital:	Banjul	Main Airports:	Yundum International
Language(s):	English	Population:	2,221,301
Currency:	Gambian Dalasi	ISO Currency Code:	GMD
Telephone Dial In:	+220	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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AllAfrica;

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Gambia Radio & Television Services;

Gambia

Government Website:	https://www.statehouse.gm/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/gambia
Central Bank:	Central Bank of the Gambia
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	51.75 dalasis (GMD) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	NA
Population below poverty line:	48.4% (2010 est.)
Inflation Rate:	7.1% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	28% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$1.746 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$2,223 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Gambian Dalasi
Currency Code:	GMD
World Bank Classification:	Low Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	21.4%	rice, millet, sorghum, peanuts, corn, sesame, cassava (manioc, tapioca), palm kernels; cattle, sheep, goats
Industry:	15.6%	peanuts, fish, hides, tourism, beverages, agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothing
Services:	63%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

Gambia Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

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Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	The Gambia Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	The Gambia Standards Bureau

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 124/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 102/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 155/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 99/136 (2016)
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