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Gambia
sovereign state,country
Part ofWest AfricaEdit
Year dem found am1965Edit
Official nameRepublic of The Gambia,République de Gambie,Islamic Republic of The GambiaEdit
Native labelRepublic of The GambiaEdit
Short name🇬🇲Edit
IPA transcriptionðə ˈɡæm.bi.əEdit
Dem name afterGambia RiverEdit
Official languageEnglishEdit
AnthemFor The Gambia Our HomelandEdit
Cultureculture of The GambiaEdit
Motto textProgress, Peace, Prosperity,Прогрес, мир, просперитет,The smiling coast of AfricaEdit
ContinentAfricaEdit
CountryGambiaEdit
CapitalBanjulEdit
Located in time zoneUTC±00:00,Africa/BanjulEdit
Located in or next to body of waterAtlantic OceanEdit
Located in/on physical featureWest AfricaEdit
Coordinate location13°30′0″N 15°30′0″WEdit
Coordinates of easternmost point13°25′27″N 13°47′29″WEdit
Coordinates of northernmost point13°49′48″N 15°4′48″WEdit
Coordinates of southernmost point13°3′49″N 16°44′50″WEdit
Coordinates of westernmost point13°23′0″N 16°49′26″WEdit
Lowest pointAtlantic OceanEdit
Government ein basic formrepublicEdit
Office held by head of statePresident of the GambiaEdit
State ein headAdama BarrowEdit
Office head of government holdPresident of the GambiaEdit
Government ein headAdama BarrowEdit
Legislative bodyNational Assembly of The GambiaEdit
Central bankCentral Bank of The GambiaEdit
CurrencydalasiEdit
Demma headquarters locationBanjulEdit
Dey share bother plusSenegalEdit
Driving siderightEdit
Electrical plug typeBS 1363Edit
Dey replaceCommonwealth realm of the GambiaEdit
Studied inGambian studiesEdit
Dema official websiteEdit
HashtagTheGambiaEdit
Top-level Internet domain.gmEdit
Flagflag of the GambiaEdit
Coat of armscoat of arms of the GambiaEdit
Geography of topicgeography of the GambiaEdit
Get characteristicnot-free countryEdit
History of topichistory of the GambiaEdit
Economy of topiceconomy of the GambiaEdit
Demographics of topicdemographics of the GambiaEdit
Mobile country code607Edit
Country calling code+220Edit
Emergency phone number116,118,112Edit
Licence plate codeWAGEdit
Maritime identification digits629Edit
Unicode character🇬🇲Edit
Category for honorary citizens of entityCategory:Honorary citizens of places in the GambiaEdit
Category for mapsCategory:Maps of the GambiaEdit
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The Gambia,ein official name beRepublic of The Gambia,[1]be country for West Africa. Ebe de smallest country for mainland Africa[2]wey Senegal dey surround am except for ein western coast for de Atlantic Ocean. De Gambia dey for both sides of de lower reaches of de Gambia River, wey dey give the country ein name, dey flow for de centre of de Gambia then go pour for de Atlantic Ocean inside, ein dey give de country ein long shape. Eget area of 11,300 square kilometres (4,400 sq mi)[3]den population of 1,857,181 after dem do de April 2013 census. Banjul be de Gambian capital, den san be de country ein largest metropolitan area,[4]wey Serekunda den Brikama be ein largest cities.[5]

De Portuguese for 1455 insyd enter de Gambian region, de first Europeans make dem do so, but dem neva establish important trade der.[6]For 1765 insyd, na dem make the Gambia part of de British Empire by establishment of the Gambia.[7]For 1965 insyd, the Gambia gain independence under Dawda Jawara ein leadership, wey he rule til Yahya Jammeh seize power for bloodless 1994 coup. Adama Barrow cam turn the Gambia ein third president for January 2017 insyd, after he defeat Jammeh for de December 2016 elections insyd.[8]Jammeh initially accept de results, before he refuse make he lef office, e trigger constitutional crisis den military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States wey result for ein removal two days after dem schedule make ein term end.[9][10][11]

The Gambia be member of de Economic Community of West African States since ein conception for 1975 insyd den member of de Commonwealth,[12]plus English be de country ein sole official language, both legacies of ein British colonial past. Farming, fishing, den especially tourism dey dominate The Gambia ein economy. For 2015 insyd, 48.6% of de population live for poverty insyd.[13]For rural areas, na poverty be even more widespread, for almost 70%.[13]

References

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  1. https://www.un.org/en/about-us/member-states
  2. Hoare, Ben. (2002)The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia,Kingfisher Publications. p. 11. ISBN 0-7534-5569-2.
  3. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gambia-the/#geography
  4. https://www.britannica.com/place/Banjul
  5. https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/cities/gambia
  6. https://books.google.com.gh/books?id=0C1eWHq8LZ4C&pg=PR32&redir_esc=y
  7. Hughes, Arnold (2008)Historical Dictionary of the Gambia.Scarecrow Press. p. xx. ISBN 0810862603.
  8. https://books.google.com.gh/books?id=jj4J-AXGDaQC&pg=PA456&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
  9. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/21/anxious-gambians-await-former-president-yahya-jammeh-departure
  10. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/1/21/gambias-yahya-jammeh-confirms-he-will-step-down
  11. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/former-gambia-leader-yahya-jammeh-preparing-leave-country-205300165.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAX10GdQ081E2iTAavlJSW1CbyheKwsRDS8882Y434FAGU0wZLMRcdZENB9TbiYOMgo_1YVjTtRmmkcE1s51CThi4JEWjL1XJSfoM7Z-EnX_lshbxCLlISDeaKW0gu2Q_mmzv-BmFbmU4SXWJZcRSoGRU4H1tw2KYDrTOk88_zBV
  12. https://thecommonwealth.org/news/gambia-rejoins-commonwealth
  13. 13.013.1https://web.archive.org/web/20180705183902/http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/gambia/overview