Gambia Country Info - Africa

Description and Basic Information

Gambia with its capital Banjul is located in Africa (Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal). It covers some 11,301 square kilometres (slightly less than twice the size of Delaware) with 1,593,256 citizens. English, Wolof and Fulah are the languages commonly used by the people in Gambia (consider regional differences). Senegal is a bordering country.

Gambia is a country in West Africa and is the smallest country on the continent of Africa. It has a short North Atlantic Ocean coastline in the west and is surrounded by Senegal so that it is almost an enclave. The country occupies the navigable length of the Gambia River valley and surrounding hills. Gambia is becoming a popular vacation destination for Northern Europeans. Therefore, many charter and holiday operators offer reasonable airfare and accommodation if desired.

Pictures from Capital (Banjul)

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About Gambia

The landscape features flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills. The average density of population is about 140 per km². The climate in Gambia can be described as tropical with hot, rainy season (June to November), cooler, dry season (November to May). Potential threats by nature are drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years).

To reach someone in Gambia dial +220 prior to a number. There are 49,000 installed telephones. And there are 1,433,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".gm". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz. The following list are the 6 regions/states in Gambia we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Gambian population grew at a rate of 2.53% (or by 46,115 citizens). With 21,945 deaths and 68,059 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 2.53%. 0 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Gambia: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.