The Gambia
GM / GMB 13.5°, -15.5°
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Where it is
Languages
Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.
What it sells, and to whom
Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.
Farms and fisheries
- rice
- groundnuts
- milk
- millet
- oil palm fruit
- maize
Largest cities
| Serekunda | 340,000 |
| Brikama | 97,233 |
| Bununka Kunda | 66,449 |
| Sukuta | 56,472 |
| Talinding | 48,687 |
Money, belief and alliances
Money
Belongs to
United Nations
World Meteorological Organization
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
International Development Association
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
African Union
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Commonwealth of Nations
UNESCO
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Economic Community of West African States
World Health Organization
Interpol
World Trade Organization
Universal Postal Union
Climate and geography
tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May)
Climate zone
Landmarks and landscapes
Northern hemisphere.
Land borders (1)
In charge right now
Figures from its history
Dawda Jawara
First president
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara was a Gambian politician who served as prime minister from 1962 to 1970, and then as the first President of The Gambia from 1970 to 1994, when he was overthrown by Yahya Jammeh.
Yahya Jammeh
Ruler, 1994-2017
Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh is a Gambian politician and former soldier, who served as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017.
