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![]() ![]() Gambia, The Government - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/gambia_the/gambia_the_government.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Government type republic under multiparty democratic rule Capital Banjul Administrative divisions 5 divisions and 1 city*; Banjul*, Central River, Lower River, North Bank, Upper River, Western Independence 18 February 1965 (from UK) National holiday Independence Day, 18 February (1965) Constitution 24 April 1970; suspended July 1994; rewritten and approved by national referendum 8 August 1996; reestablished in January 1997 Legal system based on a composite of English common law, Koranic law, and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
unicameral National Assembly (53 seats; 48 elected by popular vote, five appointed by the president; members serve five-year terms)
Judicial branch Supreme Court Political parties and leaders
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction or APRC [Yahya A. J. J. JAMMEH]; Gambian People's Party-Progressive People's Party-United Democratic Party or GPP-PPP-UDP Coalition [Ousainou DARBOE]; National Convention Party or NCP [Sheriff DIBBA]; National Reconciliation Party or NRP [Hamat N. K. BAH]; People's Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism or PDOIS [Sidia JATTA]
Political pressure groups and leaders NA International organization participation ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIK, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue with white edges, and green
NOTE: The information regarding Gambia, The on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gambia, The Government 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gambia, The Government 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |