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Size of country in square miles **Gambia Area, sq. mi.: ** 4,361 US 3,794,100

 · Population density in people per square mile Gambia 418 people per sq. mile US 81 people per sq. mile

 · Gross Domestic Product per capita $1,225 dollars per Gambia person $45,592 dollars per American person

 · 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

 · Birth rate 37.31 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)  · Infant mortality rate 67  · Language(s) spoken Although English is the official language, most Gambians speak Wolof, Mandinka, and/or Fula on a daily basis. Official business and school instruction has traditionally been conducted in English, although some schools now teach local languages. Most Gambians who have attended school speak some English, and Gambians with contacts in Senegal also speak French. French is encouraged in the high school curriculum. Wolof is the commercial language. Other languages spoken by smaller groups include Creole, Jola, Serere, and Serrehule. Gambian languages are not usually written, but Latin or Arabic characters are sometimes used to write them.  · Monetary Unit The Gambian currency, the dalasi  · Type of Government The government arrested members of the opposition and an opposition ... due to a 2005 case involving possession of faked Gambian currency notes  · Political leader Adama Sylla Program Coordinator, Young Women Leaders Network; Vice President, Mano River Union Youth Parliament Kenya  · Religions practiced People Nationality: Noun and adjective--Gambian(s). Population (2008): 1.7... Religions: Muslim 90%, Christian 8%, other 2%. Languages: English  · Literacy Rate (compare it to the United States)