• Events in the year 2018 in the Gambia. President: Adama Barrow Vice-President of the Gambia: Fatoumata Tambajang Chief Justice: Hassan Bubacar Jallow 8...
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    Gambia, officially the Republic of Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; it is...
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    people in the Gambia face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is illegal for both men and women in the Gambia...
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  • Prostitution in the Gambia is widespread but illegal. Most of the estimated 3,100 prostitutes in the Gambia are from Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea...
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  • The Gambia national football team (recognized as The Gambia by FIFA) represents The Gambia in men's international football and is controlled by the Gambia...
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    The system of transportation in the Gambia mixes both public and private operations and consists of a system of roads (both paved and unpaved), water and...
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    The Gambia Armed Forces, also known as the Armed Forces of The Gambia, consists of three branches: the Gambia National Army (GNA), the Gambia Navy, and...
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    The Gambia is a Muslim majority country, with Muslims constituting 96.4% of the population, some 3.5% are Christian, and 0.1% practice other religions...
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  • Telecommunications in the Gambia includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Radio: The state-owned Gambia Radio and Television...
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    Banjul (redirect from Banjul, The Gambia)
    /bænˈdʒuːl/, US: /ˈbɑːndʒuːl/), officially the City of Banjul, is the capital of The Gambia. It is the centre of the eponymous administrative division which...
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  • proportion of the Gambia's economy, comprising 25% of its GDP. About 75% of workers in the Gambia are employed within the agricultural industry. The main cash...
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    The ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia or the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (abbreviated ECOMIG) – initially code-named Operation Restore Democracy...
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    The demographic characteristics of the population of The Gambia are known through national censuses, conducted in ten-year intervals and analyzed by The...
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    Islam is the major religion in the Gambia, representing 97% of the 2 million population, with the first Muslim communities in the country arriving in 11th...
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  • health in the Gambia was at 1.8% of the GDP in 2004, whereas private expenditure was at 5.0%. There were 11 physicians per 100,000 persons in the early...
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    The economy of the Gambia is heavily reliant on agriculture. The Gambia has no significant mineral or other natural resources, and has a limited agricultural...
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    Ahmed Tijan (category Gambian emigrants to Qatar)
    in Banjul) is a Qatari beach volleyball player originally from The Gambia. In 2018, he alongside Cherif Younousse clinched the gold medal at the 2018...
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    by the Mali Empire. In the 16th century, the region came to be ruled by the Songhai Empire. The first Europeans to visit the Gambia River were the Portuguese...
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    The Gambia competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. It was The Gambia's 11th appearance at...
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    Christians in the Gambia constituted Muslim 96.4%, Christian 3.5%, other or none 0.1% (2019-20 est.). The government has not established a state religion...
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  • The Catholic Church in the Gambia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The Diocese of Banjul...
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  • Local elections were held in The Gambia on 12 April 2018. The elections saw a victory for the United Democratic Party. Voter turnout was low, at 29 percent...
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    Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji Adama Barrow, President of The Gambia Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of...
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    The Gambia followed a formal policy of non-alignment throughout most of former President Dawda Jawara's tenure. It maintained close relations with the...
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  • In the Gambia, abortion is illegal except to save the life of the mother or to prevent birth defects. The penal code, written in 1933, banned abortion...
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  • the international airport of Banjul, capital of Gambia, built during World War II. It is the country's only commercial airport. The only airport in Gambia...
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    the Second World War (1939–1945), the Gambia was part of the British Empire as the Gambia Colony and Protectorate. At the outbreak of war between the...
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  • The 2018 Gambia Football Federation Cup was the 50th edition of the Gambian Cup since independence, the knockout football competition of Gambia. 29 April...
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  • Nations The Gambia at the Commonwealth Games The Gambia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games The Gambia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Gambia River Gambian dalasi...
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    The Gambia is divided into five administrative Regions (until 2007 these were known as "divisions") and one City. The divisions of the Gambia are created...
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