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THE GAMBIA |
Ecobank The Gambia
42 Kairaba Avenue PO BOX 3466
P.O. box:3466, Serrekunda
Phone:(220) 4399030/4399031
Fax:(220) 4399034
Email:egacustomercare@ecobank.com
Geographical data:
| Area : |
11 295 sq km |
| Population : |
1 688 359 inhabitants (CIA July 2007 est.) |
| Capital : |
Banjul |
| Principal cities : |
Brikama, Bakau, Farafenni, Serrekunda |
| Official language : |
English |
| Currency : |
Dalasi (1$ = 30 Dalasis) |
| Independence Day: |
18 February, proclamation of independence |
DEMOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Demographic growth : |
4.836% (CIA 2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy: |
54.5 years CIA (est. 2007) |
| Literacy rate : |
61% (DGPTE, 2004) |
| Religion(s) : |
Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1% |
| Human development Index (2002) : |
0,452 / 149ème sur 174 pays (DGPTE, 2004) |
ECONOMIC DATA:
| GDP : |
$462 millions (CIA 2006 est.) |
| GDP per capita : |
$ 304 (2005) |
| Growth rate : |
7.8% (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Rate of unemployment : |
5% (Regional Surveys of the World, 1993) |
| Rate of inflation : |
14% (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Net budgetary position : |
4% of GDP |
| Balance of payment: |
-$54.61 million (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Export partners : |
India 41.1%, UK 18.5%, Indonesia 8.4%, Senegal 4.7%, Belgium 4.3% (CIA 2005) |
| Import partners : |
The European Union, Asian countries, countries of Eastern Europe, USA |
| Contribution of various sectors to GDP : |
Agriculture :Primary : 31,6% ; Secondary : 14,3% ; Tertiary : 54,1% (EIU 2006) |
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