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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Economic Community of West African States Monetary Zone countryMember The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Kiang West National Park country The Gambia
Serekunda country The Gambia
Serekunda largestCityOf The Gambia
Serekunda majorCommercialHubOf The Gambia
Atlantic languages spokenIn The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
British West African pound usedIn The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
British West African pound legalTenderIn The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
West Africans hasCountryOfOrigin The Gambia
West African Islam practicedIn The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Pular primaryCountry The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Peul countryOfResidence The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Senegambian languages spokenIn The Gambia
Thiam countryOfPrevalence The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Jula spokenIn The Gambia
Jahanka spokenIn The Gambia
Jahanka minorityLanguageIn The Gambia
Supplementary Protocol A/SP.1/01/05 partyTo The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
EBID hasMember The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Senegambia encompasses The Gambia
balafon region The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Mandinka language spokenIn The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Mandinka language primaryCountry The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Kuntaur country The Gambia
Kuntaur isInCentralPartOf The Gambia
Georgetown (Janjanbureh) country The Gambia
Georgetown (Janjanbureh) partOf The Gambia
Basse Santa Su country The Gambia
Kaur country The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Banjul Division country The Gambia
Banjul Division partOf The Gambia
Port of Banjul country The Gambia
Port of Banjul serves The Gambia
Arch 22 country The Gambia
Albert Market country The Gambia
King Fahd Mosque country The Gambia