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          AREA ................................................
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          11.300 
                kmq 
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            POPULATION ..................................
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          1.546.848 in. 
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            DENSITY .........................................
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          136,9 in/kmq 
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            CAPITAL ..........................................
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          Banjul 
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            LANGUAGES ....................................
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          English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars
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            RELIGIONS ......................................
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          Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
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            CURRENCY ......................................
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          Dalasi (GMD)
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           GDP per CAPITA .............................
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          1991 $ (2004)
          
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           HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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          0,349 (152th place)
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              LOWEST POINT ...............................
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          Atlantic Ocean 0 m
         
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            HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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          53 m
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             INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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          18 February 1965 (from UK)
          
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             INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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          Republic
          
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             WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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            .gm
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                  COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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          +220
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