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	History of the Gambia, The
		The Gambia was once part of the Empire of Ghana and the Kingdom of the Songhais.
		An 1889 agreement with France established the present boundaries, and The Gambia became a British Crown Colony, divided for administrative purposes into the colony (city of Banjul and the surrounding area) and the protectorate (remainder of the territory).
		The Gambia withdrew from the confederation in 1989.
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	The Gambia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is the smallest country within the African continent and is entirely surrounded by Senegal, with the Gambia River emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in its center.
		Gambia was once part of the Empire of Ghana and the Songhai Empire.
		The Gambia is a very small and narrow country with the border based on the Gambia River.
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/The_Gambia (1461 words)

	Geography
		The Gambia River is the country's dominant feature, flowing across a plateau of Miocene-Pliocene sandstone, compacted sediment composed predominantly of quartz grains formed from 23.7 to 1.6 million years ago.
		The vegetation cover of The Gambia is savanna on the uplands, various kinds of inland swamp in the low-lying areas, and mangrove swamp along the brackish lower Gambia River.
		Patterns of settlement in The Gambia reflect three regions, expressed on both banks of the river, consisting of (1) the swamps adjacent to the river (and not extending above Kaur), (2) the riverine flats, known as banto faros (from a Malinke word meaning "beyond the swamp"), and (3) the sandstone uplands.
	www.africanculture.dk /gambia/enc_geog.htm (987 words)

	THE GAMBIA FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Republic of The Gambia is a country in West_Africa.
		The 1783 Treaty of Versailles gave Great Britain possession of The Gambia, but the French retained a tiny enclave at Albreda on the north bank of the river that was ceded to the United Kingdom in 1857.
		The Gambia is a very small and narrow country with the border based on the Gambia_River.
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	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Republic of The Gambia is a nation in West Africa.
		The Gambia was once part of the Ghana and Songhai Empires.
		The Gambia has benefited from a rebound in tourism after its decline in response to the military's takeover in July 1994.
	www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=Gambia (629 words)

	Gambia Geography
		Gambia is located in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal.
		The terrain of Gambia is a flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills.
		Gambia is tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May).
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	Encyclopedia: Banjul, The Gambia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Banjul is the capital of The Gambia with a population of 34,828 as of 2003.
		Banjul is the main urban area of The Gambia and holds the country's economic and administrative center.
		Peanut processing is the country's principle industry, but bee's wax, palm wood, palm oil, and skins and hides are also shipped from its port.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Banjul,-The-Gambia (184 words)

	afrol News - Your Portal to Africa!
		The principal cereals traditionally cultivated in The Gambia are rice (Orzya glaberrima), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), millet (Penisetum americanum) and fonio (Digitaria exilis).
		The groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), which the colony, the present The Gambia became economic dependent on in the 19th century, was introduced in the area by Portuguese agencies in the sixteenth century (Brooks 1975).
		The Gambia is a narrow strip of land 25 to 50 km wide on both banks of the River Gambia laying between latitudes 13(N and 14(N exposed to cyclical rainfall variations throughout the year.
	www.afrol.com /html/library/Fyhri_1998/fyhri(98)_04.htm (8865 words)

	Gambia, The (10/05) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Gambia contributed 150 troops to Liberia in 2003 as part of the ECOMIL contingent.
		Following The Gambia's successful presidential and legislative elections in October 2001 and January 2002, respectively, the U.S. Government determined that a democratically elected government had assumed office and thus lifted the sanctions it had imposed against The Gambia in accordance with Section 508 of the Foreign Assistance Act as a result of the 1994 coup.
		The U.S. Embassy in The Gambia is situated in Fajara on Kairaba Avenue, formerly known as Pipeline Road.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5459.htm (3085 words)

	NiiCa - Republic Of The Gambia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Situated in West Africa, The Gambia is bounded to the West by the Atlantic Ocean and on all other sides by Senegal.
		The Gambia has a sub-tropical climate and it is characterized by two distinct seasons.
		The Gambia, The Smile Face of Africa.: Scandinavians were the first charter tourists to visit the Gambia in 1965.
	www.niica.on.ca /gambia/Physical.aspx (440 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa
		U.S. Department of State Background Notes: The Gambia, July 1996 Bureau of African Affairs Prepared and released by the Bureau of African Affairs, Office of West African Affairs Official Name: Republic of The Gambia PROFILE Geography Area: 11,300 sq.
		In accordance with the timetable for the transition to a democratically elected government, the commission has drafted a new constitution for The Gambia to be approved or disapproved in a referendum to be held August 7, 1996.
		In FY 1995, the U.K. was The Gambia's major export market, accounting for 26 percent total, followed by Senegal with 22 percent and France with 21 percent.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/gambia9607.html (2263 words)

	Gambia, The
		The Portuguese were the first European explorers, encountering the Gambia River in 1455, and in 1681 the French founded an enclave at Albredabut.
		Gambia became a British Crown colony in 1843 and an independent nation within the Commonwealth of Nations on Feb. 18, 1965.
		In Dec. 2004, Gambia passed a media law that allows the state to jail journalists found guilty of libel and sedition.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107560.html22 (510 words)

	Country Profile - Gambia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Gambia is a small country in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal.
		The Gambia has all the features for eco-tourism – a great river, exotic flora and fauna and a vibrant African cultural heritage.
		The River Gambia is one Africa's greatest waterways – navigable for more than 300 kilometres – and its banks provide excellent settings for camps and lodges run by local enterprises.
	www.free-living.com /CountryProfiles/gambiaprofile.htm (372 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Few senior ministers retained their posts for long, rumours of coups regularly circulated amongst the population of The Gambia and the independent media and opposition were regularly harassed for allegedly stirring anti-government feeling.
		The Gambia was removed from the CMAG agenda in January 2002.
		The UK is the main exporter to The Gambia with exports in 2001 of £18.5m, a rise of 28% from the previous year.
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	Gambia Blogs & Travel Journals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Gambia is one of the oddest shaped countries in the world.
		It is just a few kms either side of the Gambia river, surrounded on 3 sides by Senegal and the other by the sea.
		There have been several attemts in the past at uniting Senegal and the Gambia, which is not surprising considering the Gambia s strange geography.
	www.travelblog.org /Africa/Gambia (221 words)

	1Up Travel > Gambia > Travel & Tourism \| Tourist Guide to Gambia
		The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965; it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia with Senegal between 1982 and 1989.
		Geography of Gambia - Highlights the location, map references, area, land boundaries, climate, natural resources, land use, natural hazards, environment, and geography of Gambia
		Government and Politics in Gambia - Profiles the country name, government type, administrative divisions, independence, national holiday, constitution, legal system, suffrage, executive, legislative, and judicial branches, political parties and leaders, and a flag description of Gambia.
	www.1uptravel.com /international/africa/gambia (426 words)

	Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas
		Gambia achieved independence from Britain on Feb. 18, 1965, under the current flag.
		The center stripe is blue to symbolize the Gambia River.
		The red stripe is for the sun and the equator.
	www.merriam-webster.com /cgi-bin/nytmaps.pl?gambia (112 words)

	Gambia - G (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Basic reference information about Gambia, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
		Set of links relating to Gambia which cover topics like arts, business and investment, culture, education, health, music, travel and tourism, and government.
		A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Gambia, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language.
	www.electronicsee.com /Resources/Gambia.htm (248 words)

	"GAMBIA"
		When the Portuguese discovers the country, in the XVth century, and begin to practise the business of the gold and the ivory, Gambia belongs to the empire of Mali.
		Gambia reaches the independence in 1965 and becomes a republic in 1970.
		The Islamic republic of Gambia was equipped with a new constitution, with a parliamentary type, in 1996.
	www.afcam.org /Anglais/PAYS/GAMBIE.htm (281 words)

	gambia.htm
		The Gambia is the smallest country on the African continent, with an area of 11 300 km
		The Gambia has one of the highest population growth rates in the world: 4.1% per year.
		To avoid an increase in salinity, the safe limit for irrigation from the river Gambia, without major dam construction, was estimated to be a maximum of 2 400 ha in the dry season.
	www.fao.org /WAICENT/faoinfo/agricult/aquastat/GAMBIA.HTM (719 words)

	Gambia - facts about the smallest state on the African continent
		Gambia - facts about the smallest state on the African continent
		The Gambia is situated on the Atlantic Coast at the bulge of Africa.
		The Gambia gained independence from the UK in 1965.
	home19.inet.tele.dk /hellel/gambia_facts.htm (117 words)

	Gambia - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During the dry season the Harmattan, a dry and dust laden wind blows from the Sahara Desert in the northeast.
		In Feb. 1982 Gambia and Senegal, who have always had close relations, formed a confederation which, like the earlier British colony, was called Senegambia.
		In June 1993 the government announced a new weekly service for Gambia Airways to London and in Aug. 1993 an agreement was reached with the British Overseas Development Administration for 1 million pounds for English language and mathematics teacher training.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/gambia.htm (923 words)

	Gambia, The on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Gambia's Foreign Policy since the Coup, 1994-99.
		Reforms reap strong growth: several years of painful economic reform now seem to be bearing fruit and The Gambia and its economy has been growing steadily.
		The Gambia to receive US$91 million in debt service relief;The IMF and World Bank support debt relief for the Gambia under the enhanced HIPC Initiative.
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	Geography Of Gambia, The (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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	Geography of the Gambia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Geography of the Gambia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The Gambia is a very small and narrow country with the border based on the (Click link for more info and facts about Gambia River) Gambia River.
		(A narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa) The Gambia
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geography_of_the_gambia.htm (287 words)

	Germany - Gambia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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	AllRefer.com - Gambia, The, country, Africa : Economy, Gambia (Gambian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Despite attempts at diversification, The Gambia's economy remains overwhelmingly dependent on the export of peanuts and their byproducts and the re-exporting of imported foreign goods to the other African nations.
		The European Union countries, China, Japan, and Senegal are the country's leading trading partners.
		The Gambia is one of the world's poorest nations and relies heavily on foreign aid.
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	Economic Geography: Shady Practices: Agroforestry and Gender Politics in The Gambia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Economic Geography: Shady Practices: Agroforestry and Gender Politics in The Gambia
		Second, he explores the linkages between macro-scale development ideology and climate change, and micro-scale development interventions, gender relations, and land use.
		First, Schroeder relies primarily upon economic and political processes in explaining the reconfiguration of gender dynamics and land use in The Gambia, but some cultural explanations may also be relevant in this case.
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	Gambia
		Gambia Telecoms (GamTel) is both the regulator and sole supplier of basic telecommunications services.
		Gambia, Thegam´bee, gäm´-, officially Republic of The Gambia, republic (1995 est.
		The Gambia Travel Notes -- The Gambia is on the western coast of Africa, surrounded by Senegal.
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		AllRefer.com - Gambia, The, country, Africa, Gambia (Gambian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
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		Gambia, The[gam´bEu, gAm´–] Pronunciation Key, officially Republic of The Gambia, republic (1995 est.
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	African Studies Center \| The Gambia Page
		The Gambia Resource Page contains a wide variety of resources for people interested in The Gambia, including pictures, language guides, NGO directory, recipes, tips for students seeking scholarships, and more.
		Includes comprehensive collection information about Gambia's history, Gambia's government, investment opportunities in The Gambia, and Gambian economic development projects and travel information.
		The Ethnologue is a catalog of the world's languages including information on alternate names, number of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliation, and other sociolinguistic and demographic information.
	www.sas.upenn.edu /African_Studies/Country_Specific/Gambia.html (197 words)

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