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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

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 [time series]

.gm

Internet users [time series]

total: 337,000 | percent of population: 17.1% (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 147

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

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 (ACE) undersea fiber-optic cable completed in 2011 and launched in 2012; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)

Telephones - fixed lines [time series]

total subscriptions: 45,000 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 158

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

total: 2.586 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 131 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 146

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

rice, millet, sorghum, peanuts, corn, sesame, cassava (manioc, tapioca), palm kernels; cattle, sheep, goats

Budget [time series]

revenues: $210.1 million | expenditures: $281.7 million (2015 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-8% of GDP (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 198

Central bank discount rate [time series]

9% (31 December 2009) | 11% (31 December 2008) | country comparison to the world: 34

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

30.8% (31 December 2015 est.) | 28.5% (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 4

Current account balance [time series]

-$136 million (2015 est.) | -$90 million (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 71

Debt - external [time series]

g: $502.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) | $500.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 177

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

50.2 (1998) | country comparison to the world: 20

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

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.

Exchange rates [time series]

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.)

Exports [time series]

$113.2 million (2015 est.) | $121.5 million (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 194

Exports - commodities [time series]

peanut products, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels

Exports - partners [time series]

China 47.6%, India 27.2%, France 5.9%, UK 4.9% (2015)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$893 million (2015 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$3.261 billion (2015 est.) | $3.124 billion (2014 est.) | $3.131 billion (2013 est.) | note: data are in 2015 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 182

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 21.6% | industry: 15.8% | services: 62.6% (2015 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$1,600 (2015 est.) | $1,600 (2014 est.) | $1,700 (2013 est.) | note: data are in 2015 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 212

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

4.4% (2015 est.) | -0.2% (2014 est.) | 4.8% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 57

Gross national saving [time series]

4% of GDP (2015 est.) | 6.7% of GDP (2014 est.) | 11.8% of GDP (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 167

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 2% | highest 10%: 36.9% (2003)

Imports [time series]

$365.1 million (2015 est.) | $339 million (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 196

Imports - commodities [time series]

foodstuffs, manufactures, fuel, machinery and transport equipment

Imports - partners [time series]

China 34.2%, Brazil 8.1%, Senegal 6.9%, India 5.7%, Netherlands 4.8% (2015)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

4% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 53

Industries [time series]

peanuts, fish, hides, tourism, beverages, agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothing

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

6.9% (2015 est.) | 5.9% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 193

Labor force [time series]

777,100 (2007 est.) | country comparison to the world: 151

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 75% | industry: 19% | services: 6% (1996)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$NA

Population below poverty line [time series]

48.4% (2010 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$83.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) | $159.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 166

Stock of broad money [time series]

$534.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) | $511.5 million (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 181

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$466.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) | $421 million (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 175

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$275.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) | $231.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 177

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

23.5% of GDP (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 134

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA%

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

500,000 Mt (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 183

Crude oil - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 128

Crude oil - imports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 193

Crude oil - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 139

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

0 bbl (1 January 2016 es) | country comparison to the world: 137

Electricity - consumption [time series]

300 million kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 186

Electricity - exports [time series]

0 kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 141

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 10

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 173

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 95

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 174

Electricity - imports [time series]

0 kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 152

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

91,000 kW (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 182

Electricity - production [time series]

300 million kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 183

Electricity access [time series]

population without electricity: 1,200,000 | electrification - total population: 36% | electrification - urban areas: 60% | electrification - rural areas: 2% (2013)

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 146

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 102

Natural gas - imports [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 199

Natural gas - production [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 190

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

0 cu m (1 January 2014 es) | country comparison to the world: 142

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

3,500 bbl/day (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 181

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

41.62 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 122

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

3,552 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 174

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 185

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 11,300 sq km | land: 10,120 sq km | water: 1,180 sq km | country comparison to the world: 167

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly less than twice the size of Delaware

Climate [time series]

tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May)

Coastline [time series]

80 km

Elevation [time series]

mean elevation: 34 m | elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m | highest point: unnamed elevation 53 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

deforestation; desertification; water-borne diseases prevalent

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

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 | signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geographic coordinates [time series]

13 28 N, 16 34 W

Geography - note [time series]

almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country in Africa

Irrigated land [time series]

50 sq km (2012)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 749 km | border countries (1): Senegal 749 km

Land use [time series]

agricultural land: 56.1% | arable land 41%; permanent crops 0.5%; permanent pasture 14.6% | forest: 43.9% | other: 0% (2011 est.)

Location [time series]

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal

Map references [time series]

Africa

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 12 nm | contiguous zone: 18 nm | exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm | continental shelf: extent not specified

Natural hazards [time series]

drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years)

Natural resources [time series]

fish, clay, silica sand, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon

Terrain [time series]

flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

5 divisions and 1 city*; Banjul*, Central River, Lower River, North Bank, Upper River, Western

Capital [time series]

name: Banjul | geographic coordinates: 13 27 N, 16 34 W | time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship [time series]

citizenship by birth: yes | citizenship by descent: yes | dual citizenship recognized: no | residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Constitution [time series]

previous 1970; latest adopted 8 April 1996, approved by referendum 8 August 1996, effective 16 January 1997; amended several times, last in 2010 (2016)

Country name [time series]

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

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador C. Patricia ALSUP (since 11 January 2016) | embassy: Kairaba Avenue, Fajara, Banjul | mailing address: P.M.B. 19, Banjul | telephone: [220] 439-2856 | FAX: [220] 439-2475

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Omar FAYE (since 3 August 2015) | chancery: 2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Georgetown Plaza, Suite 240, Washington, DC 20007 | telephone: [1] (202) 785-1379, 1399, 1425 [1] (202) 785-1379, 1399, 1425 | FAX: [1] (202) 342-0240

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Yahya JAMMEH (since 18 October 1996); 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 (since 18 October 1996); Vice President Isatou NJIE-SAIDY (since 20 March 1997) | cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president | elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); 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 (APRC) 71.5%, Ousainou DARBOE (UDP) 17.4%, Hamat BAH (NRP) 11.1%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

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

Government type [time series]

presidential republic

Independence [time series]

18 February 1965 (from the UK)

International law organization participation [time series]

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

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

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Supreme Court of The Gambia (consists of the chief justice and 6 other justices; court sessions held with 5 justices) | 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

Legal system [time series]

mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law

Legislative branch [time series]

description: unicameral National Assembly (53 seats; 48 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 5 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms) | elections: last held on 29 March 2012 (next to be held in 2017) | 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

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "For The Gambia, Our Homeland" | lyrics/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 holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 18 February (1965)

National symbol(s) [time series]

lion; national colors: red, blue, green, white

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

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]

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

The Association of Non-Governmental Organizations or TANGO | Female Lawyers Association of Gambia or FLAG | Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices or GAMCOTRAP | Gambia Press Union or GPU | West African Peace Building Network-Gambian Chapter or WANEB-GAMBIA | Youth Employment Network Gambia or YENGambia | other: special needs group advocates; teachers and principals

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

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.

Military and Security

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Office of the Chief of Defense Staff: Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Republican National Guard (RNG) (2010)

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; service obligation 6 months (2012)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 37.88% (male 382,215/female 379,029) | 15-24 years: 20.64% (male 204,979/female 209,866) | 25-54 years: 33.92% (male 333,875/female 347,779) | 55-64 years: 4.14% (male 39,978/female 43,177) | 65 years and over: 3.42% (male 32,011/female 36,739) (2016 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

30.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 41

Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]

total number: 103,389 | percentage: 25% (2006 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

16.4% (2013) | country comparison to the world: 38

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

9% (2013)

Death rate [time series]

7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 126

Demographic profile [time series]

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.

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 94.2% | youth dependency ratio: 89.7% | elderly dependency ratio: 4.5% | potential support ratio: 22.3% (2015 est.)

Drinking water source [time series]

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

2.8% of GDP (2013) | country comparison to the world: 109

Ethnic groups [time series]

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.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

1.82% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 28

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

1,000 (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 68

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

20,500 (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 77

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

7.3% of GDP (2014) | country comparison to the world: 144

Hospital bed density [time series]

1.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 62 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 67.4 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 56.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 18

Languages [time series]

English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 64.9 years | male: 62.5 years | female: 67.3 years (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 178

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 55.5% | male: 63.9% | female: 47.6% (2015 est.)

Major infectious diseases [time series]

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 (2016)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

BANJUL (capital) 504,000 (2015)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

706 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 29

Median age [time series]

total: 20.7 years | male: 20.4 years | female: 21 years (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 186

Mother's mean age at first birth [time series]

20.9 | note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Gambian(s) | adjective: Gambian

Net migration rate [time series]

-2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 165

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

9.1% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 138

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

0.11 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Population [time series]

2,009,648 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 147

Population growth rate [time series]

2.11% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 42

Religions [time series]

Muslim 95.7%, Christian 4.2%, none 0.1%, no answer 0.1% (2013 est.)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 9 years | male: 9 years | female: 9 years (2010)

Sex ratio [time series]

Total fertility rate [time series]

3.63 children born/woman (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 42

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 59.6% of total population (2015) | rate of urbanization: 4.33% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

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 [time series]

refugees (country of origin): 7,392 (Senegal) (2015)

Trafficking in persons [time series]

current situation: The Gambia is a source and destination country for women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Gambian women, girls, and, to a lesser extent, boys are exploited for prostitution and domestic servitude; women, girls, and boys from West African countries are trafficked to The Gambia for commercial sexual exploitation, particularly by European sex tourists; boys in some Koranic schools are forced into street vending or begging; some Gambian children have been identified as victims of forced labor in neighboring West African countries | tier rating: Tier 3 – The Gambia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government demonstrated minimal anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts, investigating one trafficking case but not prosecuting or convicting any offenders in 2014; authorities did not investigate, prosecute, or convict any government employees complicit in trafficking, although corruption was a serious problem; the government identified and repatriated 19 Gambian girls subjected to domestic servitude in Lebanon but did not identify or provide protective services to any trafficking victims in The Gambia; a government program continued to provide resources and financial support to 12 Koranic schools on the condition that their students were not forced to beg (2015)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

1 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 218

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 1 | over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix [time series]

C5 (2016)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 4 | by type: passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 1 (2010) | country comparison to the world: 130

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

major seaport(s): Banjul

Roadways [time series]

total: 3,740 km | paved: 711 km | unpaved: 3,029 km (2011) | country comparison to the world: 160

Waterways [time series]

390 km (on River Gambia; small oceangoing vessels can reach 190 km) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 88

Gambia, The