The Gambia, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Thursday, 01 May 2025.

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The Gambia is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about The Gambia
The Gambia is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Western Africa Africa Continent
The Gambia has a population of	2,697,845 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of The Gambia are called Gambians
The country’s total area is	11,300 Km² ( 7,021 sq mi)
The Gambia’s Global Peace Index (GPI)	83 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.08 (1 = most peaceful; 5 = least peaceful) (2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI)	The Gambia HDI ranks in position nº 174 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.495 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
The Gambia’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 71 countries The Gambia passport ranks in position nº 68 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
The Gambia GDP per capita is	$988 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
The Gambia ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	13° 28' N, 16° 34' W Open in Google Maps
The Gambia Capital city	Banjul
Neighbouring countries	Senegal.
The Gambia Climate	warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
Most predominant religion	Muslim,
Second most predominant religion	Christian
Currency name & code	Dalasi (GMD)
Internet ccTLD	.gm
The Gambia calling code	+220

5 regions

1 city*

and 1 municipality**

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