Statistical information The Gambia 2016
The Gambia in the World
The Gambia - Introduction 2016
top of pageBackground: The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded by Senegal it formed a short-lived Confederation of Senegambia between 1982 and 1989. In 1991 the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty but tensions have flared up intermittently since then. Yahya JAMMEH led a military coup in 1994 that overthrew the president and banned political activity. A new constitution and presidential election in 1996 followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997 completed a nominal return to civilian rule. JAMMEH was elected president in all subsequent elections including most recently in late 2011. A presidential election is scheduled for December 2016.
The Gambia - Geography 2016
top of pageLocation: Western Africa bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal
Geographic coordinates: 13 28 N 16 34 W
Map reference: Africa
Area
Total: 11,300 km²
Land: 10,120 km²
Water: 1180 km²
Rank: 167
Comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Delaware
Land boundaries
Total: 749 km
Border countries: (1) Senegal 749 km
Coastline: 80 km
Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Contiguous zone: 18 nm
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Continental shelf: extent not specified
Climate: tropical; hot rainy season (June to November); cooler dry season (November to May)
Terrain: flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills
Elevation
Mean elevation: 34 m
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m: highest point: unnamed elevation 53 m
Natural resources: fish clay silica sand titanium (rutile and ilmenite) tin zircon
Land use
Land use
Agricultural land: 56.1%
arable land: 41%
permanent crops: 0.5%
permanent pasture: 14.6%
permanent crops: 0.5%
permanent pasture: 14.6%
Forest: 43.9%
Other: 0%
Irrigated land: 50 km² (2012)
Major rivers
Major watersheds area km²
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Natural hazards: drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years)
Geography
Note: almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country in Africa
The Gambia - People 2016
top of pagePopulation: 2,009,648 (July 2016 est.)
Rank: 147
Growth rate: 2.11% (2016 est.)
Growth rate rank: 42
Below poverty line: 48.4% (2010 est.)
Nationality
Noun: Gambian
Adjective: Gambian
Ethnic groups: Mandinka/Jahanka 33.8% Fulani/Tukulur/Lorobo 22.1% Wollof 12.2% Jola/Karoninka 10.9% Serahuleh 7% Serere 3.2% Manjago 2.1% Bambara 1% Creole/Aku Marabout 0.8% other 0.9% non-Gambian 5.2% no answer 0.7% (2013 est.)
Languages: English (official) Mandinka Wolof Fula other indigenous vernaculars
Religions: Muslim 95.7% Christian 4.2% none 0.1% no answer 0.1% (2013 est.)
Demographic profile:
The Gambia’s youthful age structure – almost 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – is likely to persist because the country’s total fertility rate remains strong at nearly 4 children per woman. The overall literacy rate is around 55% and is significantly lower for women than for men. At least 70% of the populace are farmers who are reliant on rain-fed agriculture and cannot afford improved seeds and fertilizers. Crop failures caused by droughts between 2011 and 2013 have increased poverty food shortages and malnutrition.
The Gambia is a source country for migrants and a transit and destination country for migrants and refugees. Since the 1980s economic deterioration drought and high unemployment especially among youths have driven both domestic migration (largely urban) and migration abroad (legal and illegal). Emigrants are largely skilled workers including doctors and nurses and provide a significant amount of remittances. The top receiving countries for Gambian emigrants are Spain the US Nigeria Senegal and the UK. While the Gambia and Spain do not share historic cultural or trade ties rural Gambians have migrated to Spain in large numbers because of its proximity and the availability of jobs in its underground economy (this flow slowed following the onset of Spain’s late 2007 economic crisis).
The Gambia’s role as a host country to refugees is a result of wars in several of its neighboring West African countries. Since 2006 refugees from the Casamance conflict in Senegal have replaced their pattern of flight and return with permanent settlement in The Gambia often moving in with relatives along the Senegal-Gambia border. The strain of providing for about 7,400 Casamance refugees has increased poverty among Gambian villagers.
The Gambia is a source country for migrants and a transit and destination country for migrants and refugees. Since the 1980s economic deterioration drought and high unemployment especially among youths have driven both domestic migration (largely urban) and migration abroad (legal and illegal). Emigrants are largely skilled workers including doctors and nurses and provide a significant amount of remittances. The top receiving countries for Gambian emigrants are Spain the US Nigeria Senegal and the UK. While the Gambia and Spain do not share historic cultural or trade ties rural Gambians have migrated to Spain in large numbers because of its proximity and the availability of jobs in its underground economy (this flow slowed following the onset of Spain’s late 2007 economic crisis).
The Gambia’s role as a host country to refugees is a result of wars in several of its neighboring West African countries. Since 2006 refugees from the Casamance conflict in Senegal have replaced their pattern of flight and return with permanent settlement in The Gambia often moving in with relatives along the Senegal-Gambia border. The strain of providing for about 7,400 Casamance refugees has increased poverty among Gambian villagers.
Age structure
Age structure
0-14 years: 37.88%
15-24 years: 20.64%
25-54 years: 33.92%
55-64 years: 4.14%
65 years and over: 3.42% (2016 est.)
Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 94.2%
Youth dependency ratio: 89.7%
Elderly dependency ratio: 4.5%
Potential support ratio: 22.3%
Median age
Total: 20.7 years
Male: 20.4 years
Female: 21 years
Rank: 186
Population growth rate: 2.11% (2016 est.)
Rank: 42
Birth rate: 30.1 births/1000 population (2016 est.)
Rank: 41
Death rate: 7.1 deaths/1000 population (2016 est.)
Rank: 126
Net migration rate: -2 migrant(s)/1000 population (2016 est.)
Rank: 165
Population distribution
Urbanization
Urban population: 59.6% of total population
Rate of urbanization: 4.33% annual rate of change
Major urban areas
Population: BANJUL (capital) 504,000 (2015)
Environment
Current issues: deforestation; desertification; water-borne diseases prevalent
International agreements party to: Biodiversity Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution Wetlands Whaling
International agreements signed but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Air pollutants
Sex ratio
At birth: 1.03 male/female
0-14 years: 1.01 male/female
15-24 years: 0.98 male/female
25-54 years: 0.96 male/female
55-64 years: 0.93 male/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male/female
Total population: 0.98 male/female
Mothers mean age at first birth: 20.9
Note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate
Total: 62 deaths/1000 live births
Male: 67.4 deaths/1000 live births
Female: 56.5 deaths/1000 live births
Rank: 18
Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 64.9 years
Male: 62.5 years
Female: 67.3 years
Rank: 178
Total fertility rate: 3.63 children born/woman (2016 est.)
Rank: 42
Contraceptive prevalence rate: 9% (2013)
Drinking water source:
urban: 94.2% of population
rural: 84.4% of population
total: 90.2% of population
urban: 5.8% of population
rural: 15.6% of population
total: 9.8% of population (2015 est.)
rural: 84.4% of population
total: 90.2% of population
urban: 5.8% of population
rural: 15.6% of population
total: 9.8% of population (2015 est.)
Current health expenditure
Physicians density: 0.11 physicians/1000 population (2008)
Hospital bed density: 1.1 beds/1000 population (2011)
Sanitation facility access:
urban: 61.5% of population
rural: 55% of population
total: 58.9% of population
urban: 38.5% of population
rural: 45% of population
total: 41.1% of population (2015 est.)
rural: 55% of population
total: 58.9% of population
urban: 38.5% of population
rural: 45% of population
total: 41.1% of population (2015 est.)
Hiv/Aids
Adult prevalence rate: 1.82% (2015 est.)
Adult prevalence rate rank: 28
People living with hivaids: 20,500 (2015 est.)
People living with hivaids rank: 77
Deaths: 1000 (2015 est.)
Deaths rank: 68
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk: very high
Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea hepatitis A and typhoid fever
Vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever
Water contact disease: schistosomiasis
Respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
Animal contact disease: rabies
Obesity adult prevalence rate: 9.1% (2014)
Rank: 138
Alcohol consumption
Tobacco use
Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 16.4% (2013)
Rank: 38
Education expenditures: 2.8% of GDP (2013)
Rank: 109
Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 55.5%
Male: 63.9%
Female: 47.6%
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Total: 9 years
Male: 9 years
Female: 9 years
Youth unemployment
The Gambia - Government 2016
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: Republic of The Gambia
Conventional short form: The Gambia
Etymology: named for the Gambia River that flows through the heart of the country
Government type: presidential republic
Capital
Name: Banjul
Geographic coordinates: 13 27 N 16 34 W
Time difference: UTC 0
Administrative divisions: 5 divisions and 1 city*; Banjul* Central River Lower River North Bank Upper River Western
Dependent areas
Independence: 18 February 1965 (from the UK)
National holiday: Independence Day 18 February (1965)
Constitution: previous 1970; latest adopted 8 April 1996 approved by referendum 8 August 1996 effective 16 January 1997; amended several times last in 2010 (2016)
Legal system: mixed legal system of English common law Islamic law and customary law
International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: yes
Citizenship by descent: yes
Dual citizenship recognized: no
Residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state: President Yahya JAMMEH ; Vice President Isatou NJIE-SAIDY (since 20 March 1997); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
Head of government: President Yahya JAMMEH ; Vice President Isatou NJIE-SAIDY (since 20 March 1997)
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
Electionsappointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term ; election last held on 24 November 2011 (next to be held on 1 December 2016)
Election results: Yahya JAMMEH reelected president; percent of vote - Yahya JAMMEH 71.5% Ousainou DARBOE (UDP) 17.4% Hamat BAH (NRP) 11.1%
Legislative branch
Description: unicameral National Assembly
Elections: last held on 29 March 2012
Election results: percent of vote by party - APRC 51.8% NRP 9.4% independent 38.8%; seats by party - APRC 42 NRP 2 independent 4
Judicial branch
Highest court: Supreme Court of The Gambia
Judge selection and term of office: justices appointed by the president after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission a 6-member independent body of high-level judicial officials a presidential appointee and a National Assembly appointee; justices appointed for life or until mandatory retirement age
Subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; High Court; Special Criminal Court; Khadis or Muslim courts; district tribunals; magistrates courts
Political parties and leaders:
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction or APRC [Yahya JAMMEH]
Gambia Moral Congress or GMC [Mai FATTY]
Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress or GPDP [Henry GOMEZ]
National Reconciliation Party or NRP [Hamat BAH]
National Convention Party or NCP [Ebrima Janko SANYANG]
People's Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism or PDOIS [Halifa SALLAH]
People's Progressive Party or PPP [Omar JALLOW]
United Democratic Party or UDP [Ousainou DARBOE]
Gambia Moral Congress or GMC [Mai FATTY]
Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress or GPDP [Henry GOMEZ]
National Reconciliation Party or NRP [Hamat BAH]
National Convention Party or NCP [Ebrima Janko SANYANG]
People's Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism or PDOIS [Halifa SALLAH]
People's Progressive Party or PPP [Omar JALLOW]
United Democratic Party or UDP [Ousainou DARBOE]
International organization participation: ACP AfDB AU ECOWAS FAO G-77 IBRD ICAO ICCt ICRM IDA IDB IFAD IFC IFRCS ILO IMF IMO Interpol IOC IOM IPU ISO (correspondent) ITSO ITU ITUC (NGOs) MIGA MINUSMA NAM OIC OPCW UN UNAMID UNCTAD UNESCO UNIDO UNMIL UNOCI UNWTO UPU WCO WFTU (NGOs) WHO WIPO WMO WTO
Diplomatic representation
In the us chief of mission: Ambassador Omar FAYE
In the us chancery: 2,233 Wisconsin Avenue NW Georgetown Plaza Suite 240 Washington DC 20,007
In the us telephone: [1] 785-1379 1399 1425 [1] (202) 785-1379 1399 1425
In the us FAX: [1] 342-0240
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador C. Patricia ALSUP
From the us embassy: Kairaba Avenue Fajara Banjul
From the us mailing address: P.M.B. 19 Banjul
From the us telephone: [220] 439-2,856
From the us FAX: [220] 439-2,475
Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top) blue with white edges and green; red stands for the sun and the savannah blue represents the Gambia River and green symbolizes forests and agriculture; the white stripes denote unity and peace
National symbols: lion; national colors: red blue green white
National anthem
Name: 'For The Gambia Our Homeland'
Lyrics and music: Virginia Julie HOWE/adapted by Jeremy Frederick HOWE
Note: adopted 1965; the music is an adaptation of the traditional Mandinka song 'Foday Kaba Dumbuya'
National heritage
The Gambia - Economy 2016
top of pageEconomy overview:
The government has invested strongly in the agriculture sector because three-quarters of the population depends on the sector for its livelihood and agriculture provides for another one-fifth of GDP. The agricultural sector has untapped potential - less than half of arable land: is cultivated. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of peanuts fish and hides. The Gambia's re-export trade accounts for almost 80% of goods exports and China has been its largest trade partner for both exports and imports for several years.
The Gambia has sparse natural resource deposits and a limited agricultural base. It relies heavily on remittances from workers overseas and tourist receipts. Remittance inflows to The Gambia amount to about one-fifth of the country’s GDP. The Gambia's natural beauty and proximity to Europe has made it one of the larger tourist destinations in West Africa boosted by government and private sector investments in eco-tourism and upscale facilities. Tourism normally brings in about 20% of GDP but suffered in 2014 from tourists’ fears of Ebola virus in neighboring West African countries. Unemployment and underemployment remain high.
Economic progress depends on sustained bilateral and multilateral aid on responsible government economic management and on continued technical assistance from multilateral and bilateral donors. International donors and lenders continue to be concerned about the quality of fiscal management. The IMF provided $10.8 million in emergency financial assistance to The Gambia in April 2015 to shore up the country’s finances. Relations with international donors have been tarnished by the country’s human rights record.
The Gambia has sparse natural resource deposits and a limited agricultural base. It relies heavily on remittances from workers overseas and tourist receipts. Remittance inflows to The Gambia amount to about one-fifth of the country’s GDP. The Gambia's natural beauty and proximity to Europe has made it one of the larger tourist destinations in West Africa boosted by government and private sector investments in eco-tourism and upscale facilities. Tourism normally brings in about 20% of GDP but suffered in 2014 from tourists’ fears of Ebola virus in neighboring West African countries. Unemployment and underemployment remain high.
Economic progress depends on sustained bilateral and multilateral aid on responsible government economic management and on continued technical assistance from multilateral and bilateral donors. International donors and lenders continue to be concerned about the quality of fiscal management. The IMF provided $10.8 million in emergency financial assistance to The Gambia in April 2015 to shore up the country’s finances. Relations with international donors have been tarnished by the country’s human rights record.
Real gdp purchasing power parity:
$3.261 billion (2015 est.)
$3.124 billion (2014 est.)
$3.131 billion (2013 est.)
$3.124 billion (2014 est.)
$3.131 billion (2013 est.)
Note: data are in 2015 US dollars
Rank: 182
Real gdp growth rate:
4.4% (2015 est.)
-0.2% (2014 est.)
4.8% (2013 est.)
-0.2% (2014 est.)
4.8% (2013 est.)
Rank: 57
Real gdp per capita:
$1600 (2015 est.)
$1600 (2014 est.)
$1700 (2013 est.)
$1600 (2014 est.)
$1700 (2013 est.)
Note: data are in 2015 US dollars
Rank: 212
Gross national saving:
4% of GDP (2015 est.)
6.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
11.8% of GDP (2013 est.)
6.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
11.8% of GDP (2013 est.)
Rank: 167
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 81.7%
Government consumption: 8.8%
Investment in fixed capital: 19.4%
Investment in inventories: -1.6%
Exports of goods and services: 26.3%
Imports of goods and services: -34.6%
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 21.6%
Industry: 15.8%
Services: 62.6%
Agriculture products: rice millet sorghum peanuts corn sesame cassava (manioc tapioca) palm kernels; cattle sheep goats
Industries: peanuts fish hides tourism beverages agricultural machinery assembly woodworking metalworking clothing
Industrial production growth rate: 4% (2015 est.)
Rank: 53
Labor force: 777,100 (2007 est.)
Rank: 151
By occupation agriculture: 75%
By occupation industry: 19%
By occupation services: 6%
Labor force
Unemployment rate: NA%
Youth unemployment
Population below poverty line: 48.4% (2010 est.)
Gini index
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Lowest 10: 2%
Highest 10: 36.9%
Distribution of family income gini index: 50.2 (1998)
Rank: 20
Budget
Revenues: $210.1 million
Expenditures: $281.7 million
Surplus or deficit: -8% of GDP (2015 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 198
Taxes and other revenues: 23.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
Rank: 134
Public debt
Revenue
Fiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate consumer prices:
6.9% (2015 est.)
5.9% (2014 est.)
5.9% (2014 est.)
Rank: 193
Central bank discount rate:
9% (31 December 2009)
11% (31 December 2008)
11% (31 December 2008)
Rank: 34
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
30.8% (31 December 2015 est.)
28.5% (31 December 2014 est.)
28.5% (31 December 2014 est.)
Rank: 4
Stock of narrow money:
$275.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)
$231.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)
$231.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)
Rank: 177
Stock of broad money:
$534.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)
$511.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)
$511.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)
Rank: 181
Stock of domestic credit:
$466.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)
$421 million (31 December 2014 est.)
$421 million (31 December 2014 est.)
Rank: 175
Market value of publicly traded shares: $N/A
Current account balance:
-$136 million (2015 est.)
-$90 million (2014 est.)
-$90 million (2014 est.)
Rank: 71
Exports:
$113.2 million (2015 est.)
$121.5 million (2014 est.)
$121.5 million (2014 est.)
Rank: 194
Commodities: peanut products fish cotton lint palm kernels
Partners: China 47.6% India 27.2% France 5.9% UK 4.9% (2015)
Imports:
$365.1 million (2015 est.)
$339 million (2014 est.)
$339 million (2014 est.)
Rank: 196
Commodities: foodstuffs manufactures fuel machinery and transport equipment
Partners: China 34.2% Brazil 8.1% Senegal 6.9% India 5.7% Netherlands 4.8% (2015)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$83.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)
$159.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)
$159.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)
Rank: 166
Debt external
G: $502.5 million: $500.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)
Rank: 177
Stock of direct foreign investment at home
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad
Exchange rates:
dalasis (GMD) per US dollar -
41.89 (2015 est.)
41.733 (2014 est.)
41.733 (2013 est.)
32.08 (2012 est.)
29.4615 (2011 est.)
41.89 (2015 est.)
41.733 (2014 est.)
41.733 (2013 est.)
32.08 (2012 est.)
29.4615 (2011 est.)
The Gambia - Energy 2016
top of pageElectricity
Access population without electricity: 1,200,000
Access electrification total population: 36%
Access electrification urban areas: 60%
Access electrification rural areas: 2%
Production: 300 million kWh (2014 est.)
Production rank: 183
Consumption: 300 million kWh (2014 est.)
Consumption rank: 186
Exports: 0 kWh (2013 est.)
Exports rank: 141
Imports: 0 kWh (2013 est.)
Imports rank: 152
Installed generating capacity: 91,000 kW (2014 est.)
Installed generating capacity rank: 182
Generation sources fossil fuels: 100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels rank: 10
Generation sources nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Generation sources nuclear rank: 95
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity rank: 173
Generation sources other renewable sources: 0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Generation sources other renewable sources rank: 174
Coal
Petroleum
Petroleum total petroleum production: 0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Petroleum total petroleum production rank: 139
Crude oil exports: 0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Crude oil exports rank: 128
Crude oil imports: 0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Crude oil imports rank: 193
Crude oil proven reserves: 0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)
Crude oil proven reserves rank: 137
Crude oil
Refined petroleum
Products production: 0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Products production rank: 185
Products consumption: 3,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)
Products consumption rank: 181
Products exports: 41.62 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Products exports rank: 122
Products imports: 3,552 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Products imports rank: 174
Natural gas
Production: 0 m³ (2013 est.)
Production rank: 190
Consumption: 0 m³ (2013 est.)
Consumption rank: 146
Exports: 0 m³ (2013 est.)
Exports rank: 102
Imports: 0 m³ (2013 est.)
Imports rank: 199
Proven reserves: 0 m³ (1 January 2014 es)
Proven reserves rank: 142
Carbon dioxide emissions
From consumption of energy: 500,000 Mt (2013 est.)
From consumption of energy rank: 183
Energy consumption per capita
The Gambia - Communication 2016
top of pageTelephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 45,000
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2
Fixed lines rank: 158
Mobile cellular total: 2.586 million
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 131
Mobile cellular rank: 146
Telephone system
General assessment: adequate microwave radio relay and open-wire network; state-owned Gambia Telecommunications partially privatized in 2007
Domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity aided by multiple mobile-cellular providers is roughly 130 per 100 persons
International: country code - 220; microwave radio relay links to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; a landing station for the Africa Coast to Europe undersea fiber-optic cable completed in 2011 and launched in 2012; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)
Broadcast media: state-owned single-channel TV service; state-owned radio station and 15 privately owned radio stations; 6 community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available some via shortwave radio; cable and satellite TV subscription services are obtainable in some parts of the country (2015)
Internet
Country code: .gm
Users total: 337,000
Users percent of population: 17.1%
Users rank: 147
Broadband fixed subscriptions
The Gambia - Military 2016
top of pageMilitary expenditures
Military and security forces
Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; service obligation 6 months (2012)
Space program
Terrorist groups
The Gambia - Transportation 2016
top of pageNational air transport system
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: C5 (2016)
Airports: 1 (2013)
Rank: 218
With paved runways total: 1
With paved runways over 3047 m: 1
Heliports
Pipelines
Railways
Roadways
Total: 3,740 km
Paved: 711 km
Unpaved: 3,029 km
Rank: 160
Waterways: 390 km (on River Gambia; small oceangoing vessels can reach 190 km) (2010)
Rank: 88
Merchant marine
Total: 4
By type: passenger/cargo 3 petroleum tanker 1
Rank: 130
Ports and terminals
Major seaport: Banjul
The Gambia - Transnational issues 2016
top of pageDisputes international: attempts to stem refugees cross-border raids arms smuggling and other illegal activities by separatists from southern Senegal's Casamance region as well as from conflicts in other west African states
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Refugees: 7,392 (Senegal) (2015)
Illicit drugs
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