Gambia



Demographic information : Capital city: Banjul Land area: 11295 Sq.km (4361 Sq. Miles) Population: 1.5 million Birth Rate: 38.36 births Mortality Rate: 130.0

**The graph below shows that Gambia is a subtropical climate.
 * The climate for Gambia.
 * ** Month ** || ** Average Precipitation ** || ** Average Temperature ** ||
 * January || 3  || 15/31  ||
 * February || 3  || 16/32  ||
 * March || 0  || 17/34  ||
 * April || 0  || 18/33  ||
 * May || 10  || 19/32  ||
 * June || 58  || 23/32  ||
 * July || 282  || 23/30  ||
 * August || 500  || 23/29  ||
 * September || 310  || 22/31  ||
 * October || 109  || 22/32  ||
 * November || 18  || 18/32  ||
 * December || 3  || 16/31 ||

Historical Events:

Event 1: - Name of event: _ - Date of event: 1455 - Description of event: Some Portuguese had come to The Gambia following the expeditions promoted by Prince Henry. They had introduced groundnuts, tie main cash crop of today, cotton, and some tropical fruits from Brazil. Their number, however, was never large and they were soon absorbed by intermarriage. Event 2: - __ Name of event: ___ - Date of event: 1588 - Description of event: The British started trading with the Gambians. Event 3: - Name of event: _ - Date of event: 1651 - Description of event: Oct 26, Coriander Gambia was established as a Latvian colony. Event 4: - __ Name of event: ___ - Date of event: 1661 - Description of event: Mar 19, English occupied St. Andrew Island and other Coriander possessions in Gambia. They renamed the island James Island with administration by the Royal Adventurers in Africa Company. Event 5: - Name of event: _ -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; -x-system-font: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Date of event: 1765 -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; -x-system-font: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Description of event: May 25, The Gambia was made a part of the British colony of SeneGambia with its headquarters at St. Louis. Event 6: -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; -x-system-font: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> __ Name of event: ___ -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; -x-system-font: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Date of event: 1807 -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; -x-system-font: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Description of event: Slave trading was abolished and James Island was used to check and stop the illicit traffic in slaves

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