Tour the Gambia
The Gambia is a sliver of a country located at the Westernmost tip of West
Africa. It borders Senegal and the Atlantic Ocean. The geography is mostly flat
farmland along the river Gambia with few changes in elevation.
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Population: Just over a million (1996)
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Size: About the size of Delaware; one tenth the size of France
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Economy: Exporting groundnuts (mostly); no mineral resources
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Political Leader: His Excellency Sir Dr. Alhagie Alhagie Colonel (rtd.)
[President] Yahya Jammeh
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Afiliation: UN, Commonwealth (British Countries)
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Currency: Dalasi (D15 = $1)
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Largest city: Banjul, about 50,000
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Diet: Rice, Millet, Groundnuts
People
A child eats some coos (millet) out of a bowl in the village
Isatou with her family
Students wait patiently alongside the road for President Jammeh to pass by near
Keneba, Lower River Division
Naming Ceremony
North Bank Division
The Farafenni ferry crossing has no trash collection system
Central River Division
Bansang ferry uses real man-power. You pull yourself across the river using a
long metal rope because there is no motor available.
Fatoto, Upper River Division
Jackie Francy's Computer Lab in MansaKonko, Lower River Division
Banjul Ferry Crossing
Westfield Junction, in Serekunda
Serekunda Market is one of the Busiest, most crowded business centers in the region
Students wait patiently alongside the road for President Jammeh to pass by near
Keneba, Lower River Division
Naming Ceremony
Banjul Ferry Crossing
