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The Gambia

GM / GMB   13.5°, -15.5°

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People are called
Gambian
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+220
Capital
Banjul
Population
2,639,916
Area
11,300 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
dalasi
Languages
English 40k, Mandinka, Wolof
Sells
packaged medicine, cars, harvesting machinery, refined petroleum
Natural resources
fish, clay, silica sand, titanium, tin
Land borders
1: Senegal
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+220
Founded
1965
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Gambian

These are English demonyms for people from The Gambia. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

A sourced civilization and flag trail has not been added for The Gambia yet. No ancient flag is inferred from the modern one.

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

Official status and a dated affiliation breakdown have not been checked for this country. The atlas's religion tags are not a population ranking.

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Englishofficial
40k speakers
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What it sells, and to whom

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Exports

packaged medicine cars harvesting machinery refined petroleum trailers

Imports

crude petroleum refined petroleum cotton fabric iron alloys rice

Trades with

Kazakhstan26.0% China18.0% Senegal8.0% India7.0% Brazil4.0%

Natural resources

fish clay silica sand titanium tin zircon

Industries

peanuts fish hides tourism beverages agricultural machinery assembly

Farms and fisheries

  • rice
  • groundnuts
  • milk
  • millet
  • oil palm fruit
  • maize

Largest cities

Serekunda 340,000
Brikama 97,233
Sukuta 56,472
Talinding 48,687

Form of government

Presidential republic.

republic

Money, belief and alliances

Money

dalasi

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

Tropical

Landmarks and landscapes

Kunta Kinteh Island River Gambia

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (1)

Senegal

In charge right now

Adama Barrow
Adama Barrow Head of state and government

Figures from its history

Dawda Jawara
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
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.

Leaders before them

Yahya Jammeh
Yahya Jammeh 1994 to 2017

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: cities, economy, past leaders.

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