The Gambia

E41541

country in West Africa sovereign state

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

Aliases (5)

Statements (52)

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 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	Republic of The Gambia →
regionalOrganizationMembership	African Union → 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	Gambia →
timeZone	UTC+0 →
UNMemberState	true →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bambara ("Gambia") → Fula language ("Gambia") → Fulfulde ("Gambia") → Mande languages → Mandinka → Niger–Congo languages → Pulaar ("Gambia") →	spokenIn
CEN-SAD ("Gambia") → ECCAS ("Gambia") → ECOWAS ("Gambia") →	memberState
Atlantic–Congo languages → West African languages →	areSpokenIn
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) ("Gambia") → Islamic Development Bank ("Gambia") →	hasMember
Bureau of African Affairs →	appliesPolicyTo
The Gambia ("The Gambia Colony and Protectorate") →	colonialName
Sub-Saharan Africa ("Gambia") →	contains
West Africa →	containsCountry
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development ("Gambia") →	countryOfMembers
ECA Subregional Office for West Africa ("Gambia") →	countryServed
FAO Major Fishing Area 34 →	coversWatersOf
Senegal →	encloses
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("Gambia") →	hasMemberState
Guinea-Bissau Creole →	hasRegion
British West Africa ("Gambia Colony and Protectorate") →	includes
Wolof →	isLinguaFrancaIn
GMT →	observedAsStandardTimeIn
The Gambia ("Republic of The Gambia") →	officialName
Fulani ("Gambia") →	presentInCountry
Wolof →	primaryCountry
The Gambia ("Gambia") →	shortName
British West Africa ("independent state of The Gambia") →	successor
Wolof →	usedAsTradeLanguageIn
Central European Summer Time →	usedIn