1989 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1989 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Currency
dalasi (plural — dalasi); 1 dalasi (D) = 100 bututs
Exchange rates
dalasi (D) per US$1 — 8.3232 (December 1989), 7.5846 (1989), 6.7086 (1988), 7.0744 (1987), 6.9380 (1986), 3.8939 (1985) Fiscal yean 1 July-30 June
Total area
mitments (1970-87), $422 million; Communist countries (1970-88), $39 million
Communications
Airports
1 with permanent-surface runway 2,440-3,659 m
Branches
Army, paramilitary Gendarmerie
Defense expenditures
NA See recional map VI Israeli occupied status to be determined Boundary representation is not necessarily authoritative
Highways
3,083 km total; 431 km paved, 501 km gravel/laterite, and 2,151 km unimproved earth
Inland waterways
400 km
Military manpower
males 15-49, 182,308; 92,001 fit for military service
Note
The war between Israel and the Arab states in June 1967 ended with Israel in control of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Sinai, and the Golan Heights. As stated in the 1978 Camp David Accords and reaffirmed by President Reagan's 1 September 1982 peace initiative, the final status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, their relationship with their neighbors, and a peace treaty between Israel and Jordan are to be negotiated among the concerned parties. Camp David further specifies that these negotiations will resolve the respective boundaries. Pending the completion of this process, it is US policy that the final status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip has yet to be determined. In the view of the US, the term West Bank describes all of the area west of the Jordan under Jordanian administration before the 1967 ArabIsraeli war. With respect to negotiations envisaged in the framework agreement, however, it is US policy that a distinction must be made between Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank because of the city's special status and circumstances. Therefore, a negotiated solution for the final status of Jerusalem could be different in character from that of the rest of the
Ports
Banjul Civil air 2 major transport aircraft
Telecommunications
adequate network of radio relay and wire; 3,500 telephones; stations— 3 AM, 2 FM, 1 TV; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station Defense Forces