The Gambia

Republic of the Gambia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Progress, Peace, Prosperity"
Anthem: For The Gambia Our Homeland
Location of the Gambia (dark red area within circle) on the coast of West Africa.
Capital	Banjul 13°28′N 16°36′W / 13.467°N 16.600°W / 13.467; -16.600
Largest city	Serekunda
Official languages	English
National languages	List: Mandinka Pulaar Wolof Serer Jola Balanta Hassaniya Arabic Portuguese Jola-Fonyi Mandjak Mankanya Noon Pulaar Cangin Dyula French Fula Karon Kassonke Soninke Gambian Sign Language Gambian Hindustani
Ethnic groups (2003)	42% Mandinka 18% Fula 16% Wolof / Serer 10% Jola 9% Serahuli 4% other African 1% non-African
Demonym(s)	Gambian
Government	Presidential republic
• President	Adama Barrow
• Vice President	Isatou Touray
Legislature	National Assembly
Area
• Total	11,295 km2 (4,361 sq mi) (164th)
• Water (%)	11.5
Population
• 2017 estimate	2,051,363[1] (146)
• 2013 census	1,857,181
• Density	176.1/km2 (456.1/sq mi) (74th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$3.582 billion[2]
• Per capita	$1,686[2]
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$1.038 billion[2]
• Per capita	$488[2]
Gini (2015)	35.9[3] medium
HDI (2018)	0.466[4] low · 174th
Currency	Dalasi (GMD)
Time zone	GMT
Driving side	right
Calling code	+220
ISO 3166 code	GM
Internet TLD	.gm

The Gambia is officially called the Republic of the Gambia. This country is also known as Gambia.^[5] It is a country in West Africa. It is surrounded by Senegal. It is the smallest country on mainland Africa.

Banjul is the capital city.^[6] The largest cities are Serekunda and Brikama.^[7]

1. ↑ "The World Factbook: Gambia, The". CIA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "The Gambia". International Monetary Fund.
3. ↑ "GINI index (World Bank estimate) - Data". data.worldbank.org. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
4. ↑ "Human Development Report 2019". United Nations Development Programme. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
5. ↑ There is variability in the use of the definite article, and whether it is capitalized. The British Permanent Committee on Geographical Names notes, We do have a letter dated May 1964 from the Gambian prime minister's office which instructed us that it should be The Gambia with a capital T. One of the reasons they gave was that Gambia could be confused with Zambia, which was a new name to the international community at the time.[1] However, in running text the present Gambian government generally does not capitalize the "the", and in captions it drops the "the" altogether.[2] Archived 2009-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
6. ↑ "Banjul | national capital, The Gambia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
7. ↑ "Population of Cities in Gambia (2019)". Archived from the original on 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2020-04-28.