Key facts
Capital: Banjul
Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal
Government: Republic of The Gambia
Currency: dalasis (GMD)
Area: 11,300 sq km
Population: 2,221,301 (July 2021 est.)
Languages: English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars
Religion: Muslim 95.7%, Christian 4.2%, none 0.1%, no response 0.1% (2013 est.)
TimeZone: UTC 0
Tel Code: +220
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