Gambia

CIA Factbook
Political rights and civil liberties (Freedom House)
Travel and accommodation

Source: CIA Factbook

Maps and images

• Gambia Cities,Towns, Airports, Maps, Images
• Gambia Geology
• Gambia Image-1
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• Gambia Minerals

"Opponents skeptical of Gambian President’s mineral discovery claims" (Source: Mineweb)

"Gambia: Govt Expels Australian Mineral Firm Carnegie Minerals plc"

"Gambia: Following Freedom Newspaper Story on The Expulsion Of An Australian Mining Firm - Government Reacts!!"

Oil and Natural Gas

• Amerada Hess (80 percent interest) and Sterling Energy plc (20 percent) hold the rights to The Gambia's Deepwater PPL Block. The license has been issued for six years and the companies are currently finalizing interpretation studies and evaluating options for a 3D seismic data acquisition.

• In July 2005, The Gambia awarded Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) one of The Gambia’s six oil exploration blocks. The Gambia gave the award to PNOC without tender, or a technical review of the company’s capabilities.

• Buried Hill Energy, a Canadian company, has two licenses for the exploration and production of oil and gas in the offshore area. Buried Hill has identified five distrinct areas with 26 targets and wants to start drilling in early 2009.