Outline of the Gambia
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The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
, commonly known as the Gambia
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
, is a sovereign country located in West Africa
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
. It is the smallest country on the African continental mainland and is bordered to the north, east, and south by Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
, and has a small coast on the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
in the west. Flowing through the centre of the country and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean is the Gambia River
Gambia River
The Gambia River is a major river in West Africa, running from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward through Senegal and The Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul...
. On 18 February 1965, The Gambia became independent from the former British Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
and joined the Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
. Banjul
Banjul
-Transport:Ferries sail from Banjul to Barra. The city is served by the Banjul International Airport. Banjul is on the Trans–West African Coastal Highway connecting it to Dakar and Bissau, and will eventually provide a paved highway link to 11 other nations of ECOWAS.Banjul International Airport...
is its capital but the largest conurbation
Conurbation
A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area...
is Serekunda.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Gambia:
General reference
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- Pronunciation: ˈɡæmbiə
- Common English country name: The GambiaThe GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
- Official English country name: The Republic of the Gambia
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): GambianGambianGambian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of The Gambia* A person from The Gambia, or of Gambian descent. For information about the Gambian people, see Demographics of the Gambia and Culture of the Gambia. For specific persons, see List of Gambians.* Note that there is no...
- EtymologyEtymologyEtymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
: Name of the Gambia - International rankings of the Gambia
- ISO country codes: GM, GMB, 270
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GMISO 3166-2:GMISO 3166-2:GM is the entry for the Gambia in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for the Gambia, ISO 3166-2 codes...
- InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
country code top-level domainCountry code top-level domainA country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
: .gm.gm.gm is the country code top-level domain of The Gambia.-External links:**...
Geography of the Gambia
- The Gambia is: a country
- Population of the Gambia: 1,709,000 people - 146th most populous country
- Area of the Gambia: 10380 km² (4,007.7 sq mi) - 164th largest country
- Atlas of the Gambia
Location
- The Gambia is situated within the following regions:
- Northern HemisphereNorthern HemisphereThe Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
and Western HemisphereWestern HemisphereThe Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions... - AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
- West AfricaWest AfricaWest Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
- West Africa
- Northern Hemisphere
- Time zoneTime zoneA time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
: Coordinated Universal TimeCoordinated Universal TimeCoordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich Mean Time. Computer servers, online services and other entities that rely on having a universally accepted time use UTC for that purpose...
UTC+00 - Extreme points of the Gambia
- High: unnamed location 53 m (174 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries:
Senegal 740 km - Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 80 km
Environment of the Gambia
- Climate of the Gambia
- Environmental issues in the Gambia
- Ecoregions in the Gambia
- Renewable energy in the Gambia
- Geology of the Gambia
- Protected areas of the Gambia
- Biosphere reserves in the Gambia
- National parks of the Gambia
- Wildlife of the GambiaWildlife of the GambiaWildlife of The Gambia is dictated by several habitat zones over its total land area of about 10,000 km². It is bound in the south by the savanna and on the north by the Sudanian woodlands. The habitats host abundant indigenous plants and animals, in addition to migrant species and newly...
- Flora of the Gambia
- Fauna of the Gambia
- Birds of the Gambia
- Mammals of the Gambia
Natural geographic features of the Gambia
- Glaciers in the Gambia: none
- Islands of the Gambia
- Lakes of the Gambia
- Mountains of the Gambia
- Volcanoes in the Gambia
- Rivers of the Gambia
- Waterfalls of the Gambia
- Valleys of the Gambia
- World Heritage Sites in the Gambia
Ecoregions of the Gambia
- Main article: Ecoregions in the Gambia
Administrative divisions of the Gambia
- Main article: Administrative divisions of the Gambia
- Divisions of the GambiaDivisions of The Gambia||The Gambia is divided into five divisions and one city:#Lower River #Central River #North Bank #Upper River #Western...
- Districts of the GambiaDistricts of the GambiaThe Gambia is subdivided into 37 districts. They are listed below, by region. -Banjul:*Banjul*Kanifing-Central River Division:*Fulladu West*Janjanbureh*Lower Saloum*Niamina Dankunku*Niamina East...
- Districts of the Gambia
Municipalities of the Gambia
- Capital of the Gambia: Banjul
- Cities of the Gambia
Government and politics of the Gambia
- Main article: Government of the Gambia and Politics of the GambiaPolitics of the GambiaPolitics of the Gambia takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of The Gambia is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government...
- Form of governmentForm of governmentA form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
: presidentialPresidential systemA presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
republicRepublicA republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of... - Capital of the Gambia: Banjul
- Elections in the GambiaElections in the GambiaElections in Gambia gives information on election and election results in Gambia.Gambia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people...
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in the Gambia
- Political scandals of the Gambia
- Taxation in the Gambia
Executive branch of the government of the Gambia
- Head of stateHead of StateA head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
: President of the Gambia, - Head of governmentHead of governmentHead of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
: Prime Minister of the Gambia, - Cabinet of the GambiaCabinet of the GambiaThe Cabinet of the Gambia is the chief executive body of the Republic of The Gambia. The Cabinet is made up of the President, the Vice President, and the Secretaries of State. The Cabinet has ratified neither the Basel Convention nor the Bamako Convention to regulate hazardous waste in the country....
Legislative branch of the government of the Gambia
- Parliament of the Gambia (bicameral)
- Upper houseUpper houseAn upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
: Senate of the Gambia - Lower houseLower houseA lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
: House of Commons of the Gambia
- Upper house
Judicial branch of the government of the Gambia
- Supreme Court of the Gambia
Foreign relations of the Gambia
- Diplomatic missions in the Gambia
- Diplomatic missions of the Gambia
International organization membership
The Republic of the Gambia is a member of:- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
- African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
- African UnionAfrican UnionThe African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
(AU) - African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in AfricaArab Bank for Economic Development in AfricaThe Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa is a financial institution funded by the Governments of the Member States of the League of Arab States on 18 February 1974 . It is an independent international institution enjoying international legal status and autonomy in administrative and...
(ABEDA) - Commonwealth of NationsCommonwealth of NationsThe Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
- Economic Community of West African StatesEconomic Community of West African StatesThe Economic Community of West African States is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region....
(ECOWAS) - Food and Agriculture OrganizationFood and Agriculture OrganizationThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
(FAO) - Group of 77Group of 77The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
(G77) - International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentInternational Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentThe International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
(IBRD) - International Civil Aviation OrganizationInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationThe International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
(ICAO) - International Criminal CourtInternational Criminal CourtThe International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
(ICCt) - International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development AssociationInternational Development AssociationThe International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
(IDA) - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
(IFRCS) - International Finance CorporationInternational Finance CorporationThe International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
(IFC) - International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentInternational Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentThe International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
(IFAD) - International Labour OrganizationInternational Labour OrganizationThe International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
(ILO) - International Maritime OrganizationInternational Maritime OrganizationThe International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
(IMO) - International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
(IMF) - International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC) - International Organization for MigrationInternational Organization for MigrationThe International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
(IOM) - International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementInternational Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementThe International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
(ICRM) - International Telecommunication UnionInternational Telecommunication UnionThe International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
(ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite OrganizationInternational Telecommunications Satellite OrganizationThe International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
(ITSO) - International Trade Union ConfederationInternational Trade Union ConfederationThe International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
(ITUC) - Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Islamic Development BankIslamic Development BankThe Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development financing institution located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was founded by the first conference of Finance Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference , convened 23 Dhu'l Qa'dah 1393 AH.The bank officially began its activities on...
(IDB) - Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMultilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyThe Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
(MIGA) - Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
(UN) - United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUnited Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentThe United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
(UNCTAD) - United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUnited Nations Industrial Development OrganizationThe United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
(UNIDO) - United Nations Mission in LiberiaUnited Nations Mission in LiberiaThe United Nations Mission in Liberia is a peace-keeping force established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles Taylor and the conclusion of the Second Liberian Civil War....
(UNMIL) - United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and ChadUnited Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and ChadThe United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad was a United Nations peacekeeping mission established by the United Nations Security Council on September 25, 2007 to provide a multidimensional presence of up to 350 police and military personnel to eastern Chad and north-eastern...
(MINURCAT) - United Nations Operation in Cote d'IvoireUnited Nations Operation in Côte d'IvoireThe United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire is a peacekeeping mission whose objective is "to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003"...
(UNOCI) - Universal Postal UnionUniversal Postal UnionThe Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
(UPU) - World Confederation of LabourWorld Confederation of LabourThe World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...
(WCL) - World Customs OrganizationWorld Customs OrganizationThe World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
(WCO) - World Federation of Trade UnionsWorld Federation of Trade UnionsThe World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
(WFTU) - World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(WHO) - World Intellectual Property OrganizationWorld Intellectual Property OrganizationThe World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
(WIPO) - World Meteorological OrganizationWorld Meteorological OrganizationThe World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
(WMO) - World Tourism OrganizationWorld Tourism OrganizationThe World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
(UNWTO) - World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
(WTO)
Law and order in the Gambia
- Main article: Law of the Gambia
- Capital punishment in the Gambia
- Constitution of the GambiaConstitution of The GambiaThe Constitution of The Gambia is the supreme law of The Gambia. A coup by the military in 1994 suspended the constitution. The current constitution has been in place since January 1997 and marked a return to civilian control of the government.-References:...
- Crime in the Gambia
- Human rights in the Gambia
- LGBT rights in the GambiaLGBT rights in the GambiaLesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in the Gambia face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal in the Gambia.-Law regarding same-sex sexual activity:...
- Freedom of religion in the Gambia
- LGBT rights in the Gambia
- Law enforcement in the GambiaLaw enforcement in the Gambia-Secret police organizations:*National Intelligence Agency -Sources:# World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto. by Taylor & Francis. 2004,# World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems, 2nd. edition, Gale., 2006...
Military of the Gambia
- Main article: Military of the GambiaMilitary of the GambiaThe Gambian National Army numbers about 2,500. A new batch of 620 recruits have recently joined. Recruits receive training from the Turkish-Gambian Training Team....
- Command
- Commander-in-chiefCommander-in-ChiefA commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
:- Ministry of Defence of the Gambia
- Commander-in-chief
- Forces
- Army of the Gambia
- Navy of the Gambia
- Air Force of the Gambia
- Special forces of the Gambia
- Military history of the Gambia
- Military ranks of the Gambia
History of the Gambia
- Main article: History of the GambiaHistory of the GambiaThe modern-day Gambia was once part of the Ghana, Mali and Songhai Empires.-Early history:The first written accounts of the region come from records of Arab traders in the 9th and 10th centuries AD. In medieval times the area was dominated by the trans-Saharan trade...
, Timeline of the history of the Gambia, and Current events of the Gambia
- Economic history of the Gambia
- Military history of the Gambia
Culture of the Gambia
- Main article: Culture of the Gambia
- Architecture of the Gambia
- Cuisine of the Gambia
- Ethnic minorities in the Gambia
- Festivals in the Gambia
- Humor in the Gambia
- Languages of the Gambia
- Media in the Gambia
- National symbols of the Gambia
- Coat of arms of the GambiaCoat of arms of The GambiaThe coat of arms of The Gambia has been in use since 18 November 1964. It depicts two lions holding an axe and hoe, supporting a shield that depicts another pair of hoe and axe, crossed. Atop the shield is set the heraldic helmet of a knight and an oil palm above it...
- Flag of the GambiaFlag of The GambiaThe national flag of The Gambia, designed by Pa Louis Thomasi, consists of a horizontal tricolour of red, blue and green.-Description:The colours are separated by white stripes. The red at the top symbolises the sun, as well as the savanna. Below the red is blue that symbolises the Gambia River...
- National anthem of the Gambia
- Coat of arms of the Gambia
- People of the Gambia
- Prostitution in the Gambia
- Public holidays in the GambiaPublic holidays in The GambiaNote: Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Koriteh, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted in a few...
- Records of the Gambia
- Religion in the GambiaReligion in the GambiaSunni Muslims constitute more than 90 percent of the population of The Gambia. The vast majority are Malikite Sufis, of which the main orders represented are Tijaniyah, Qadiriyah. Except for the Ahmadiyya, Sufi orders pray together at common mosques...
- Buddhism in the Gambia
- Christianity in the GambiaChristianity in The GambiaChristians in The Gambia constitute approximately 8 percent of the country's population The government did not establish a state religion, however the predominant religion is Islam, practiced by approximately 90 percent of the country's population...
- Hinduism in the Gambia
- Islam in the GambiaIslam in the GambiaIslam is the majority religion of The Gambia, with around 90% of the population being Muslims and most have a Catholic relative/relation. The other religious societies being Christians, Catholics, Methodist, Baptist and Pagans. Islam in The Gambia is unique in its unity with other religions and...
- Judaism in the Gambia
- Sikhism in the Gambia
- World Heritage Sites in the Gambia
Art in the Gambia
- Art in the Gambia
- Cinema of the Gambia
- Literature of the Gambia
- Music of the GambiaMusic of the GambiaThe Gambia is a West African country closely linked musically with its neighbor, Senegal. Griots, , a kind of hereditary praise-singer, are common throughout the region, a legacy of the ancient Mande Empire...
- Television in the Gambia
- Theatre in the Gambia
Sports in the Gambia
- Main article: Sports in the Gambia
- Football in the GambiaFootball in The Gambia-National football team: The Gambia national football team, nicknamed The Scorpions, is the national team of The Gambia and is administered by the Gambia Football Association. They have never qualified for the World Cup or the Africa Nations Cup finals....
- Gambia at the OlympicsGambia at the OlympicsThe Gambia has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1984, although the country has never won an Olympic medal. No athletes from The Gambia have competed in any Winter Olympic Games.-Paralympics:...
Economy and infrastructure of the Gambia
- Main article: Economy of the GambiaEconomy of the GambiaThe Gambia has no important mineral or other natural resources and has a limited agricultural base. About 75% of the population depends on crops and livestock for its livelihood. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of peanuts, fish, and hides...
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 173rd (one hundred and seventy third)
- Agriculture in the Gambia
- Banking in the Gambia
- National Bank of the Gambia
- Communications in the GambiaCommunications in The GambiaCommunications in The Gambia.Telephones - main lines in use: 76,400 country comparison to the world: 152Telephones - mobile cellular: 795,900 country comparison to the world: 144Telephone system:...
- Internet in the Gambia
- Companies of the Gambia
- Currency of the GambiaCurrencyIn economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
: DalasiGambian dalasiThe dalasi is the currency of the Gambia. It is subdivided into 100 bututs. The dalasi was adopted in 1971. It replaced the Gambian pound at a rate of 1 pound = 5 dalasi, i.e., 1 dalasi = 0.2 pound = 4 shillings.-Coins:...
- ISO 4217ISO 4217ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
: GMDGMDGMD can stand for*Gambian dalasi, the ISO 4217 code for the currency of Gambia*GDP-mannose-4,6-dehydratase, catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of GDP-fucose*General Motors Diesel*Gearless Motor Drive*Geometric Mean Diameter...
- ISO 4217
- Economic history of the Gambia
- Energy in the Gambia
- Energy policy of the Gambia
- Oil industry in the Gambia
- Health care in the Gambia
- Mining in the GambiaMining in The GambiaMining in The Gambia, which is limited to the production of clay, laterite, sand and gravel, silica sand, and zircon, does not play a significant role in the Gambian economy.-Legal framework:...
- the Gambia Stock Exchange
- Tourism in the GambiaTourism in the GambiaThe tourism industry today in The Gambia started when a party of 300 Swedish tourists arrived in 1965. That pioneering trip was organised by a Swede named Bertil Harding together with the tour operators Vingresor...
- Transport in the GambiaTransport in the GambiaThis article details the transportation of The Gambia.-Railways and roads:Railways: no railwaysHighways:As of 2002, there were 2,700 km of roads, including 956 km of paved roads...
- Airports in the Gambia
- Rail transport in the Gambia
- Roads in the Gambia
- Water supply and sanitation in the Gambia
See also
- Index of Gambia-related articles
- List of Gambia-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
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