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Gambia


								Gambia


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region	Western Africa
capital	Banjul
population in 2003 total of population (thousands)	1,426
population density number of inhabitants (per square km)	126
largest urban agglom. population	418
surface area square kms	11,295
currency	dalasi
united nations membership date	21 September 1965
new_york_mission	Permanent Mission of the Gambia to the United Nations 820 Second Avenue, 9th Floor New York, N.Y. 10017 USA Telephone: 212-949-6640 Fax: 212-808-4975
geneva_mission	Mission permanente de la Gambie auprès de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève Rue du Rhône 30 1204 Genève Suisse Téléphone : 312 43 47 Télécopieur : 312 43 58
mission web address	Gambia Mission to the UN