The Gambia

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The Gambia is a small West African country centered around the Gambia River, known for its diverse ecosystems, colonial history, and tourism-focused economy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in West Africa
sovereign state
areaRankingInAfrica smallest country on mainland Africa
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Senegal
callingCode +220
capital Banjul
climate tropical
colonialName The Gambia self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Gambia Colony and Protectorate
colonialPower United Kingdom
continent Africa
currency Gambian dalasi
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean basin
drivesOnThe right
flagColor blue
green
red
white
geographicalCharacteristic narrow territory along the Gambia River
governmentType presidential republic
hasProtectedArea Kiang West National Park
River Gambia National Park
hasRiver Gambia River
headOfStateTitle President of The Gambia
independenceDate 1965-02-18
independenceFrom United Kingdom
ISO3166-1Alpha2Code GM
ISO3166-1Alpha3Code GMB
joinedCommonwealth 1965
knownFor birdwatching tourism
diverse ecosystems along the Gambia River
landlockedStatus almost entirely surrounded by Senegal
largestCity Serekunda
leftCommonwealth 2013
legislature National Assembly of The Gambia
locatedIn West Africa
majorEconomicSector agriculture
re-exports and trade
tourism
namedAfter Gambia River
officialLanguage English
officialName The Gambia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republic of The Gambia
regionalOrganizationMembership African Union
ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States

Economic Community of West African States Monetary Zone
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
rejoinedCommonwealth 2018
religionMajority Islam
religionMinority Christianity
shortName The Gambia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gambia
timeZone UTC+0
UNMemberState true

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GMT observedAsStandardTimeIn The Gambia
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation hasMemberState The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Niger–Congo languages spokenIn The Gambia
Fulani presentInCountry The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
West Africa containsCountry The Gambia
ECOWAS memberState The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
ECA Subregional Office for West Africa countryServed The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Sub-Saharan Africa contains The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Wolof primaryCountry The Gambia
Wolof isLinguaFrancaIn The Gambia
Wolof usedAsTradeLanguageIn The Gambia
Mandinka spokenIn The Gambia
Guinea-Bissau Creole hasRegion The Gambia
Bambara spokenIn The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
ECCAS memberState The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
CEN-SAD memberState The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Senegal encloses The Gambia
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) hasMember The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
The Gambia officialName The Gambia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Republic of The Gambia
The Gambia shortName The Gambia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gambia
The Gambia colonialName The Gambia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Gambia Colony and Protectorate
Islamic Development Bank hasMember The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Fulfulde spokenIn The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Fula language spokenIn The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Mande languages spokenIn The Gambia
Pulaar spokenIn The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development countryOfMembers The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Fatou Bensouda countryOfCitizenship The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Mandinka people country The Gambia
Wolof Empire presentLocation The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Gambia River flowsThrough The Gambia
Gambia River mouthCountry The Gambia
Gambia River basinCountry The Gambia
Gambia River countryNamedAfter The Gambia
Banjul country The Gambia
Banjul capitalOf The Gambia
Banjul locatedIn The Gambia
Banjul isPrincipalPortOf The Gambia
Treaty of Lagos signatory The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Eco geographicalScope The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Gambian Muslims country The Gambia
Krio language spokenIn The Gambia