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	The Gambia – FREE The Gambia Information \| Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
		The Gambia's population consists primarily of Muslim ethnic groups; the Malinke (Mandinka) is the largest, followed by the Fulani (Fula), Wolof, Diola (Jola), and Soninke (Serahuli).
		In 1889, The Gambia's boundaries were defined, and in 1894 the interior was declared a British protectorate.
		The Gambia was shaken in 1981 by a coup attempt by junior-ranking soldiers; it was put down with the intervention of Senegalese troops.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Gambia.html (1821 words)

	The Gambia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the beginning of the 14th century, the Gambia was tributary to the Mali Empire, but by the end of that century, the Wolof were the strongest tribe in the region.
		Between 1651 and 1661, part of Gambia was (indirectly) a colony of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; it was purchased by the Courlandish prince Jakub Kettler.
		The Gambia withdrew from the confederation in 1989.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Gambia (2051 words)

	Gambia, The (03/08)
		The Gambia withdrew from the confederation in 1989.
		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 (3296 words)

	Gambia
		Named after The River Gambia which flows through its length from East to West for three hundred miles, The Gambia is a small country, 500 km long and 25 to 50 km wide.
		The Gambia's economy remains highly vulnerable to adverse external and domestic shocks, in the absence of significant investment to help it diversify its narrow economic base (manufacturing for exports, tourism and other services) and expand export-oriented activities.
		Hanno, The Carthaginean, referred to Gambia while writing about his voyage to West Africa in 470 B.C. It is known that between the 5th and 8th centuries most of the Senegambian Area came from the Sarahuley ethnic group, and those descendants can be found in The Gambia.
	us-africa.tripod.com /gambia.html (1309 words)

	About Gambia and Relative Websites
		The democratic tradition of The Gambia was briefly interrupted in July, 1981 with an abortive attempt to overthrow the government by the then paramilitary Field Force.
		A major milestone in The Gambia's political history was the overthrow of the Jawara government in July, 1994, by young, and junior officers of the Gambian military which had been built up by Jawara himself.
		The population of The Gambia in April 2003 was 1,360,681 (2003 census figures), and growing at an annual rate of approximately 3%.
	www.gambia.dk /gam.html (4772 words)

	Politics of the Gambia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Politics of the Gambia takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of The Gambia is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
		The 1970 constitution of The Gambia, which divided the government into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches, was suspended after the 1994 military coup.
		An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in The Gambia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_The_Gambia (1084 words)

	UNDP The Gambia - Home Page
		In The Gambia UNDP seeks to be a valued, trusted and reliable development partner to the Government and all key stakeholders in national development.
		As The Gambia formulates its own development solutions, UNDP provides ideas, access to its global knowledge networks and technical expertise to boost capacity development and to promote national efforts to eradicate poverty and attain the Millennium Development Goals.
		The PRSP espouses the Gambia’s development priorities and strategies for the medium term, and is firmly anchored within the goals, targets and indicators of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
	www.gm.undp.org (375 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa (Site not responding. Last check: )
		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).
		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.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/gambia9607.html (2263 words)

	The Gambia Holidays - Cheap Holidays Gambia
		Gambia Excursions: Fishing in Gambia is excellent, the people of Gambia are friendly and you can take river, bush and beach excursions and it has spectacular bird life making a Gambia holiday great for birdwatchers.
		Highly recommended is a trip by boat up the Gambia River and if you do go on a boat safari on the river Gambia, did you know that The Gambia has Africa’s longest running chimpanzee rehabilitation centre which is located in the River Gambia National Park and is definitly worth visiting.
		It is situated 25 km East of Brikama and 3 km from Kafatu, a tributary of the Gambia River.
	www.safari-guide.co.uk /gambia.php (1044 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Gambia, The
		The Gambia's fiscal burden of government score is 0.4 point better this year, but its trade policy score is 1 point worse.
		Based on increasing evidence of non-tariff barriers, as well as a revision of the trade factor methodology, The Gambia's trade policy score is 1 point worse this year.
		From 1995 to 2004, The Gambia's weighted average annual rate of inflation was 13.88 percent.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Gambia (830 words)

	Gambia - Wikitravel
		The Gambia formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia with Senegal between 1982 and 1989.
		The Gambia River is navigable the entire length of the country.
		Most cases of malaria in the Gambia are contracted between June and December.
	wikitravel.org /en/The_Gambia (1888 words)

	The GAMBIA - Economy
		Fyhri (1998), The Gambia: The complexity of modernizing the agricultural Sector in Africa, thesis in geography, University of Oslo.
		The Gambia is heavily dependent upon agriculture, which in the late 1990's accounted for a quarter of the GDP.
		Further, focusing on the differences in perceptions between the agricultural authorities and the farmers has shown a rather modified picture of the development, which not at all is strictly negative for the farming household.
	www.afrol.com /Countries/Gambia/gam-economy-eng.htm (755 words)

	Gambia
		Gambia incorporated into British colony of Senegambia in 1765, but with growing French influence in Senegal, British seized Gambia River in 1888.
		Gambia was incorporated into the British colony of Senegambia in 1765, but in response to growing French influence in Senegal, the British seized the Gambia River in 1888.
		The Law Reform Commission and the Women’s Bureau of Gambia made proposals for the codification of Muslim personal status laws in the mid to late-1980s, but the suggestions were not adopted into law.
	www.law.emory.edu /IFL/legal/gambia.htm (900 words)

	Gail Howard's Travel Adventures in The Gambia, West Africa
		Gail Howard's travel adventures in The Gambia, West Africa, where Gail Howard hunts wild boar to help feed the Gambian village of Bansang on the River Gambia with her quarry.
		The Gambia, by the way, is known as the birthplace of Kunta Kinte of Roots fame.
		The Gambia is a narrow country, 300 miles long, and varies in width between 15 and 30 miles.
	www.gambiatraveladventures.com (1046 words)

	Travel Advice for The Gambia - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		Police road blocks are common on all major routes in The Gambia and you may be asked to show identity documentation and vehicle registration and ownership papers.
		When you are in the Gambia, be aware that local laws and penalties, including ones that appear harsh by Australian standards, do apply to you.
		While the government of The Gambia recognises dual nationality, government officials may place restrictions on the ability of Australian officials to provide consular assistance to Australian/Gambian dual nationals if they are detained or arrested.
	www.smartraveller.gov.au /zw-cgi/view/Advice/Gambia (2450 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Country profiles \| Country profile: The Gambia
		Despite the presence of the Gambia river, which runs through the middle of the country, only one-sixth of the land is arable and poor soil quality has led to the predominance of one crop - peanuts.
		In 1994 The Gambia's elected government was toppled in a military coup.
		The country representative of the United Nations development programme in The Gambia, Fadzai Gwaradzimba, was told to leave the country after she expressed doubts about the president's claims and said the remedy might encourage risky behaviour.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1032156.stm (896 words)

	Where do you want to go birding in Gambia today?
		I knew that the Gambia had a good reputation for bird watching, no visa was needed, and the price was only 300 pounds for a 7 night package deal including airport transfers and insurance, so all things considered it was an attractive destination.
		The Gambia has been a popular birding destination for many years and as a consequence the itineraries and sites are well known and make for familiar reading.
		The Gambia is one of the safest and friendliest countries in Africa.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/africagambia.htm (2607 words)

	OKGambia \| Property in Gambia \| Gambia Tourism \| Houses Gambia
		The Gambia is only 6 hours or less away from Europe.
		The tablets used for GOA and India are not any good in The Gambia.
		There are pharmacies in The Gambia but remember to pack all the medications you may need.
	www.okgambia.com /thegambia.aspx (655 words)

	Gambia's History & Geography
		In The Gambia, The River is the dominating features and provides both a useful means of transportation and irrigation as well as a rich ground for fishing, boating and sailing.
		The River Gambia is several miles wide at its mouth near Cape St. Mary and has a bar with a depth of 27 feet (8.
		The Gambia is generally recognized as having perhaps the most agreeable climate in West Africa.
	www.gambia-expansion.com /us/history/history.html (1605 words)

	Gambia
		The national flag defaced with the coat of arms (approximately) of 2/3 height of the hoist.
		Znamierowski [zna99] says that the original idea of design came from Gambia and was forwarded to the College of Arms.
		The agricultural implements depicted in the shield are an axe and hoe and indicate that future prosperity of Gambia depends upon agriculture.
	flagspot.net /flags/gm.html (467 words)

	The Gambia
		The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in
		It is the smallest country on the African continental mainland and is bordered to the north, east, and south by Senegal, and has a small coast on the Atlantic Ocean in the west.
		Before the 1994 coup d'état, The Gambia was one of the oldest existing multi-party democracies in Africa.
	schools-wikipedia.org /wp/t/The_Gambia.htm (1466 words)

	the Gambia - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, commonly known as Gambia, is a country in Western Africa.
		In 1588, the claimant to the Portuguese throne, António, Prior of Crato, sold exclusive trade rights on the Gambia River to English merchants; this grant was confirmed by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I. In 1618, James I granted a charter to a British company for trade with Gambia and the Gold Coast (now Ghana).
		Between 1651 and 1661, part of Gambia was (indirectly) a colony of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; it was purchased by the Courlandish prince Jakub Kettler.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /gambia.htm (1088 words)

	United Nations - OCHA IRIN Africa News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		BANJUL, 7 Jul 2006 (IRIN) - As The Gambia gears up for presidential elections in September questions are being raised about the preparations for the polls, but a clampdown on local journalists means independent scrutiny is in short supply.
		DAKAR, 7 Oct 2005 (IRIN) - Gambia has announced plans to cut rates on ferry crossings to and from Senegal, a possible first step in healing a widening rift between two culturally-similar yet fractious neighbours left to deal with a difficult joint border legacy.
		BANJUL, 10 Mar 2005 (IRIN) - Gambia's media is outraged by the promulgation of two new press laws it says were signed in secret by President Yahya Jammeh to muzzle freedom of expression as the country gears up for elections next year.
	www.irinnews.org /frontpage.asp?SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=Gambia (518 words)

	The Gambia - Solar Cooking
		An organization in the United Kingdom, the Gambia Fellowship Association, has been promoting solar cooking in the Gambia for a number of years.
		Ninety-five percent of the population in Mali and The Gambia burn fuel wood to supply their daily needs, particularly for cooking.
		Eighty percent of The Gambia was covered by dense forest and woodland in the 1940s.
	solarcooking.wikia.com /wiki/Gambia (857 words)

	THE GAMBIA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Isaac is a former student of Liberia Bible College and a graduate of the National Bible Institute in Accra, Ghana in 1992.
		The Dayes are currently doing mission work in the predominately Muslim country of the Gambia since going there in 1996.
		Shoe boxes for 50 children will be filled and sent to The Gambia.
	www.wfr.org /Missions/Pages/gambia.htm (161 words)

	Tourism in the Gambia
		The Gambia's history is marked by almost as much cultural diversity as its current population.
		The Gambia is 180 miles long, but only 21 miles wide, and follows the course of the River Gambia as it meanders west through mangrove swamps, bamboo forests, and salt flats, to the capital city Banjul, which is located along the 30-mile stretch of Atlantic coast.
		The Gambia lies at the southern edge of the Sahel and is made up of mostly savannah and open woodland vegetation.
	www.statehouse.gm /tourism1.htm (1321 words)

	NiiCa - Republic Of The Gambia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Gambia extends for about 320 km (200 mi) inland from the Atlantic Ocean on both sides of the lower Gambia River.
		The main natural resource of The Gambia is the Gambia River, one of Africa's best navigable waterways.
		The country's soil is mostly poor and sandy, except in the riverine swamps, but is ideally suited for the cultivation of peanuts, upon which the economy depends.
	www.niica.on.ca /gambia (362 words)

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