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The Gambia, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.

The Gambia is a West African nation focusing on tourism growth, agricultural exports, renewable-energy investments, and regional trade connectivity through its strategic river access.
The Gambia in one word would be “River,” meaning defining waterway.

The Gambia Flag

Flag of The Gambia

The Gambia armorial

armorial of The Gambia

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 capital city of The Gambia is Banjul.

The Gambia is located in Sub-Saharan Africa
Western Africa
Africa Continent
Inhabitants of The Gambia are called Gambians
The Gambia has a population of 2,697,845 inhabitants
within a total area of 11,300 Km2
(7,021 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
The Gambia’s Global Peace Index (GPI) 83 (world rank position)
GPI scale of 2.08
This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is...
(2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI) The Gambia HDI ranks in position nº 170 worldwide
HDI of 0.524 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
The Gambia’s passport allows visa-free entry to 71 countries
The Gambia passport ranks 68th 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
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Neighbouring countriesSenegal.
The Gambia Climatewarm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
Most predominant religionMuslim,
Second most predominant religionChristian
Currency name & code Dalasi (GMD)
Internet ccTLD.gm
The Gambia calling code+220

The Gambia administrative divisions

5 regions
  • 1 city*
  • and 1 municipality**
    1. Banjul*
    2. Central River
    3. Kanifing**
    4. Lower River
    5. North Bank
    6. Upper River
    7. West Coast

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