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Gambia



The flag of The Gambia was most recently adopted on 18 February 1965. It has three horizontal bands of red, blue, and green, which are separated by narrow white bands. Blue represents the River Gambia, red represents the sun, green represents the land, and white represents peace and purity.



About 85 percent of Gambians are Muslim, 13 percent are Christian, and 2 percent are animist.

Square Miles: Gambia: 4,361 USA: 3,794, 100

Life Expectancy: Gambia: Male 54 Female 57 USA: Male 77 Female 81

Birth Rate: Gambia 37.31 births USA: 13.83 births.

Infant Mortality Rate: Total: 16.14 deaths/1,000 live births. Male: 6.81 deaths Female: 5.44 deaths.

President Yahya A. J. J. Jammeh (since 18 October 1996) note - from 1994 to 1996 he was chairman of the junta; Vice President Isatou NJIE-SAIDY (since 20 March 1997); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh (since 18 October 1996)

In Gambia they are Republic. But, In the United States, We have the right to pick what we want to be. And there, It's there leaders choice.

The Gambia has sparse natural resource deposits and a limited agricultural base, and relies in part on remittances from workers overseas and tourist receipts. About three-quarters of the population depends on the agricultural sector for its livelihood. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of peanuts, fish, and hides. The Gambia's natural beauty and proximity to Europe has made it one of the larger markets for tourism in West Africa, boosted by government and private sector investments in eco-tourism and upscale facilties. In the past few years, The Gambia's re-export trade - traditonally a major segment of economic activity - has declined, but its banking sector has grown rapidly. Unemployment and underemployment rates 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. The quality of fisscal managment, however, is weak. The government has promised to raise civil service wages over the next two years and the deficit is projected to worsen.

Although English is the official language, most Gambians speak Wolof, Mandinka, and/or Fula on a daily basis.Most Gambians who have attended school speak some English, and Gambans with contacts in Sengal also speak French. French is encouraged in the high school [|curriculum]. Wolof is the commercial language.

At one time Gambia was full of Africa empires. Gambia is linked to the Gambia river. The Portuguiese are believed to have been the first europeans to navigate the river in 1455, but it was not recognized as a european possession until 1783, when the British claimed the river and its surounding territory. The British remained in the area until 1965 when The Gambia became an independent state and a member of the british commonwealth..In 1970, the country became a republic and enjoyed relative peace and multiparty democracy under the leadership of President Dawda K.jawara.Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh led a military coup in 1994 that overthrew the president and banned political activity. A new constitution and presidential elections in 1996, followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997, completed a nominal return to civilian rule. Jammeh has been elected president in all subsequent elections including most recently in late 2006.

What are three ways life be similar in united states compared to Gambia, the first way life would be similar would be in both countries the government has a president as the leader, the second way that united states is similar to Gambia is we both have a education system, And the last similar thing is they have the Religion Christianity like the USA. And three different things are, Number one, Gambia people don't really have a choice into either they are Republic or Democrat. Second is, The people are very badly token care of, They get beat if they do not listen to what their told and there their death rates are higher than ours in the Untied states. Last but not least... Is how they live, They make huts.. Sometimes out of mud. We on other hand have Wood,Bricks ext. So in some ways United States and Gambia are the same but in other ways we are very different.

Refernces http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country_sections.php?contid=1&wmn=Africa&cid=58&cn=The_Gambia&sname=History&snid=2 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ga.html http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa.html