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STAT	Gambia	United States	HISTORY
Democracy and rights > Freedom of the press	81 Ranked 21st. 5 times more than United States	18 Ranked 171st.
Democracy and rights > Press freedom index	45.09 Ranked 28th. 2 times more than United States	18.22 Ranked 13th.
Foreign relations > Date of recognition of Kosovo	None	None
International relations	The Gambia is seen as an important transit point for drug smugglers	The US has a leading role on the world stage, militarily and diplomatically. Its combat troops are set to leave Afghanistan by late 2014
Leaders > Head of state > Term limit for head of state	5 Ranked 45th. 25% more than United States	4 Ranked 129th.
Leaders > President	Yahya Jammeh	Barack Obama
Leaders > President > Profile	<p>Yahya Jammeh seized power in 1994 as a young army lieutenant and has won four widely criticised multi-party elections since then.</p> <p>He won his fourth five-year term in November 2011 in elections to which the main West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, refused to send monitors. It described the political environment as not conducive to free and fair elections.</p> <p>Mr Jammeh raised eyebrows early in 2007 when he claimed that he could cure AIDS. His cure involves a green herbal paste, a bitter yellow liquid and eating bananas and he says his methods produce positive results within days.</p> <p>The country representative of the United Nations development programme in The Gambia, Fadzai Gwaradzimba, was told to leave the country after she expressed doubts about the president&#039;s claims and said the remedy might encourage risky behaviour.</p> <p>Mr Jammeh&#039;s government has been criticised by international rights groups for its attitude to civil liberties, especially freedom of the press.</p> <p>Among the most persistent critics has of his human rights record been the British government. Some observers say tension caused by this lay behind Mr Jammeh&#039;s decision to lead The Gambia out of the Commonwealth of Nations in 2013.</p> <p>In 2012 Gambia resumed capital punishment, executing nine prisoners by firing squad. Mr Jammeh said he wanted to the remaining 47 death row prisoners killed within weeks, but suspended executions in response to international pressure.</p>	<p>Barack Obama, a Democrat and America&#039;s first black president, was re-elected for a second term in November 2012 after a bitterly-fought campaign against Republican challenger Mitt Romney.</p> <p>The Democrats kept control of the Senate and the Republicans remained in control of the House of Representatives, leading to political gridlock in Congress on the budget in late 2013.</p> <p>The campaign focused on the ailing US economy. In his inaugural speech in January 2013, Mr Obama called on Democrats and Republicans to work together to sustain the country&#039;s fragile economic recovery. He also pledged an end to &quot;ten years of war&quot;, signalling the departure of US troops from Afghanistan in 2014.</p> <p>First term challenges</p> <p>The worst economic crisis in the US since the Great Depression of the 1930s dominated much of Mr Obama&#039;s first term. The president pursued an aggressive policy of economic stimulus, including bail-outs of major car makers.</p> <p>He made reform of the healthcare system to extend coverage and reduce ballooning costs one of his top domestic priorities.</p> <p>Despite a tortuous drafting process and vociferous Republican opposition, Mr Obama and Democrats in Congress finally succeeded in passing a health care bill in March 2010.</p> <p>However, the health reform, along with the $787bn stimulus package passed in February 2010 to shore up an ailing economy, galvanised opposition among opponents to Mr Obama&#039;s agenda.</p> <p>The American Right in particular worried about what it saw as moves to extend the role of the state in the economy, and the threat of excessive public debt.</p> <p>Tea Party boost for Republicans</span> <p>The rise of the conservative Tea Party movement in 2009 re-energised the Republicans and helped them to capitalise on popular discontent at the slow pace of America&#039;s economic recovery.</p> <p>The Republicans made sweeping gains in mid-term elections in November 2010, regaining control of the House of Representatives.</p> <p>In autumn 2011 anti-capitalist protestors took to the streets of major cities, marching under the slogan &quot;Occupy Wall Street&quot;, against &quot;corporate greed&quot; and increasing government debt. The protests inspired marches in other cities worldwide in October 2011.</p> <p>Bin Laden operation</span> <p>In May 2011, Mr Obama was widely applauded domestically - including by the Right - for his decision to order the operation that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. </p> <p>Barack Obama was born in 1961 in Hawaii, the son of a black Kenyan father and a white American mother. After attending an elite Hawaiian academy and Columbia University in New York, he went on to Harvard Law School, where he graduated in 1991.</p> <p>Mr Obama practiced law and did community work in Chicago, where he also became active in the Democratic Party. He won a seat in the Illinois state senate in 1996, and followed this up by winning a US Senate seat in 2004.</p> <p>He emphatic victory over his opponent John McCain in the 2008 presidential election ended eight years of Republican rule in the White House.</p> <p>Mr Obama ran for president on a ticket promising change, and came to office riding a wave of high expectations from his supporters, both at home and abroad.</p> <p>He is widely acknowledged to be a charismatic figure and is noted for his stirring oratory. </p>
Leaders > President > Summary	Mr Jammeh has been accused of intolerance to criticism and dissent	Barack Obama, the country&#039;s first black president
Legislature (parliament) > Term of office for lower house members	5 Ranked 26th. 3 times more than United States	2 Ranked 183th.
Parliament > Seats held by men	49 Ranked 150th.	356 Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Gambia
Parliament > Seats held by women	4 Ranked 160th.	77 Ranked 27th. 19 times more than Gambia
Parliament > Seats held by women > Percentage	7.55% Ranked 162nd.	17.78% Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Gambia
Politics	The Gambia has been relatively stable under the iron-fisted rule of Yahya Jammeh, who came to power in a bloodless coup in 1994	Barack Obama, America&#039;s first black president, was re-elected in November 2012

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