| Republic of The Gambia | ||||||
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| Motto: "Progress, Peace, and Prosperity" |
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| Anthem: "For The Gambia Our Homeland" |
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| Capital | Banjul | |||||
| Largest Metropolitan Area | Serrekunda | |||||
| National languages | English | |||||
| National languages | Mandinka • Pulaar • Wolof • Serer • Jola • English • Balanta • Arabic • Jola-Fonyi • Mandjak • Mankanya • Noon • Dyula • Soninke • Fula • Karon • Kassonke • Cangin • Gambian Sign Language | |||||
| Religion | 95.7% Islam 4.2% Christianity 0.1% others |
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| Demonym | Gambian | |||||
| Government | Unitary presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | Adama Barrow | ||||
| - | Vice President | Muhammad B. S. Jallow | ||||
| - | Speaker of the National Assembly | Fabakary Tombong Jatta | ||||
| - | Chief Justice | Hassan Bubacar Jallow | ||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | |||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | from the United Kingdom | 18 February 1965 | ||||
| - | dissolution of the Senegambia Confederation | 30 September 1989 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 11,295 km2 4,361 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | estimate | 2,422,712 | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $7.502 billion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $2,837 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $2.388 billion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $903 | ||||
| Gini (2025) | 35.9 | |||||
| HDI (2025) | 0.524 | |||||
| Currency | Gambian dalasi (GMD) |
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| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (GMT) | |||||
| Internet TLD | .gm | |||||
| Calling code | +220 | |||||
The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for the western part, which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. Its territory is on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River, which flows through the centre of the country and empties into the Atlantic. The national namesake river demarcates the elongated shape of the country, which has an area of 11,300 square kilometres (4,400 sq mi) and a population of 2,422,712 people at the 1st May 2024 Census which is a 30.45% population increase from 2013. The capital city is Banjul, which has the most extensive metropolitan area in the country. The second and third-largest cities are Serekunda and Brikama
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