Country information - The Gambia
AREA |
POPULATION |
CAPITAL |
|---|---|---|
4,363 sq’ miles |
878,000 |
Banjul |
LANGUAGES |
RELIGIONS |
CURRENCY |
|---|---|---|
English |
4% Christianity, 95% Islam, 1% traditional beliefs |
Dalasi = |
Average Temperature (Centigrade)
January |
25 |
March |
27 |
May |
26 |
July |
28 |
September |
28 |
November |
26 |
|
February |
26 |
April |
26 |
June |
28 |
August |
27 |
October |
28 |
December |
25 |
|
PRECIPITATION |
Hot and humid summers. In winter, dry northeasterly winds blow over the country |
55 inches of annual rainfall, the rainy season begins in June and ends in October |