World summary --- Gambia

Summary information

Names
ISO3-Code	GMB
Continent	Africa
Country Name	Gambia
Administrative
Admin Level Used	2
Level1 Type	Local Government Area
Level2 Type	District
Number of Units	37
Population Estimates
Ref. Year First	1983
Ref. Year Last	1987
Pop '90 (estimated) ('000)	925
Pop '95 (estimated) ('000)	1,238
Pop '90 (UN) ('000)	1,111
Pop '95 (UN) ('000)	424
Difference '90	-0.5 %
Difference '95	-11.5 %
Spatial Estimates
Area (sq km)	11,300
Resolution (km)	17
PopPerUnit ('000)	30
Resources
Web Site 1	http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov

Data sources This database was initially produced for the UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Africa Population Database. See the GRID-Sioux Falls web site at http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov The 1980 and 1990 estimates produced for this database were used to produce the P95E estimates WALTPS pop estimates based on: Etude d'une Image - Long Terme de l'Afrique. Central Statistics Department: Population Housing Census 1983: General Report, Vol. I: Administrative and Analytical Procedures. Central Statistics Department: General Report: Banjul, October 1987. CERPOD: Migrations and Urbanization in the Sahel, Gambia, Ndow A. and H. Njai, Rapport de recherche, Vol. III. Lopez-Escartin N.: Donnees de base sur la population, Gambie: CEPED, No. 11, Paris, Decembre 1991. Boundary data source: USAID/FEWS, EDC Sioux Falls.

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