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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Shuwa Arabs country The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Soninke people primaryRegions The Gambia
Bensouda countryOfCitizenship The Gambia
subject surface form: Fatou Bensouda
this entity surface form: Gambia
Attorney General of the Gambia country The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Attorney General of the Gambia jurisdiction The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
St Mary’s Island country The Gambia
St Mary’s Island flowsThrough The Gambia
subject surface form: Gambia River
St Mary’s Island partOf The Gambia
Serahule Muslims country The Gambia
Muridiya Sufi order countryWithFollowing The Gambia
this entity surface form: Gambia
Organization of Islamic Cooperation member state The Gambia country The Gambia
subject surface form: The Gambia