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  1. Date of Independence: February 18, 1965 (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: April 24, 1970
  3. Population: 1,336,320 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 4,127 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Banjul
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: fish
  8. Main Industries: tourism, peanut products, beverages, agricultural machinery, woodworking, metal production, clothing
  9. Agriculture: peanuts, rice, palm kernels, millet (grain), rice, sorghum (grain), corn, cassava (edible root), cattle, sheep, goats
  10. Currency: dalasi
  11. GDP: $1. 3 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,000 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula
  14. Religions: Islam, Christianity, traditional African belief systems
  15. Literacy Rate: 39%
  16. Life Expectancy:     52 years (male)
  17.                 57 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 43 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 13 per 1,000 population