Factbox: Gambia: tropical beaches, human rights woes

(Reuters) – Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh is running for a fourth term as president in elections Thursday. He has overseen 17 years of stability in mainland Africa’s smallest country, a popular tourist spot for its tropical beaches, but has been criticized for crushing dissent and muzzling the press. Here are some facts about the West African country. * THE ECONOMY: — Real GDP was estimated to have …