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HISTORY: The Gambia, translated from the French La Gambia was first colonized by Portugal in 1445 on what was later named St. ... In the 1700s The Gambia was proclaimed to be part of Britain. By 1969 The Gambia became a republic within the British commonwealth of nations. ...
The Gambia stated its independence from Britain and the Province of Senegal. The Gambia then established The Peoples Progressive Party led by, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara , until the change of government in 1994. Today The Gambia lives under a multi-party system. The Constitution of the Second Republic of The Gambia provides elections by making everyone over the age of 18 pay suffrage. ... On October 18, 1996 Yahya Jammeh (ADRC) won 56% of the votes to become the new president of The Gambia. ...
TOPOGRAPHY: The Gambia is a long narrow country focusing around the central river that gave them their name. The Gambia river is 300 miles long inside The Gambia and is about 3 miles wide at most points. The Gambia has a total land area of 4,000 miles. It is relatively flat with few mountains and has an inward sloping bowl shape from where the Gambia river once covered.
Approximate Word count = 932
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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