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Gambiaat a Glance

Location– Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal

Population1,593,256

Population Growth Rate2.93%

ReligionsMuslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%

Languages(official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars

Literacyage 15 and over can read and write
definition:  40.1%
total population:  
male: 47.8%
female:  32.8% (2003 est.)

Related Resources
CIA Fact Book-Gambia