Gambia
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The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, it is the smallest country in continental Africa; Senegal surrounds it except for the western part, which the Atlantic Ocean borders.
Its territory is on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River, which flows through the center of the country and empties into the Atlantic. The national namesake river demarcates the elongated shape of the country, which has an area of 11,300 square kilometers (4,400 sq mi) and a population of 2,769,075 people in 2024, a 2.30% population increase from 2013. The capital city is Banjul, which has the most extensive metropolitan area in the country. The second and third-largest cities are Serekunda and Brikama.
Arab Muslim merchants traded with native West Africans in The Gambia throughout the 9th and 10th centuries. In 1455, the Portuguese were the first Europeans to enter The Gambia, although they never established significant trade there. The British Empire established a colony in 1765. In 1965, 200 years later, The Gambia gained independence under the leadership of Dawda Jawara. Yahya Jammeh seized power in a bloodless 1994 coup.
Adama Barrow was elected as The Gambia's third president in January 2017 after defeating Jammeh in the December 2016 elections. Jammeh initially accepted the results but refused to leave office, triggering a constitutional crisis. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) conducted a military intervention and achieved Jammeh's removal two days after his term was initially scheduled to end.
The Gambia's economy is dominated by farming, fishing, and tourism. In 2022, 17.2% of the population lived in extreme poverty, living on less than US$2.15 (2017 PPP) daily. The Gambia is a founding member of the ECOWAS. It rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations in 2018 after previously withdrawing in 2013. English is the country's sole official language; it became widely used during British rule.
Spanking and Spanking Art in Gambia
In the 20th century, school corporal punishment fell out of fashion and was gradually banned in many countries, a trend that continues until the present day.
As of May 2008, Gambia permits corporal punishment in schools.
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JCP in Gambia from Corpun.com
Most remarkably, a police officer above the rank of inspector, if aged over 30, could, without reference to the courts, himself summarily cane a boy aged from 7 to 18 for minor offenses or "any misbehavior in any public place." There was a maximum of 10 strokes "with a cane of a pattern approved by the Director of Health Services." This had to be done within 24 hours of the misbehavior. There was a similar provision for girls, but only if they were aged over 13 and to be administered by a female officer.
Prostitution in Gambia
- Prostitution in Gambia ↗ on Wikipedia
External links
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Gambia ]
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