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Gambia

Also Known As Republic of The Gambia
Western Africa

The Gambia is a country in West Africa occupying a narrow strip along the Gambia River, surrounded on three sides by Senegal and with a short Atlantic coastline of about 80 kilometers on its western extremity. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 18 February 1965. It is a unitary presidential republic. Its capital is Banjul. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Banjul 2
Population
2,422,712 2
1 May 2024 census figure, from The Gambia's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Area (sq km)
11,300 2
Independence or Founding Year
1965 2
The Gambia gained independence from the United Kingdom on 18 February 1965.
Income Group
Low 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Gambia

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Banjul, Cities
Source Banjul (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Senegal, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal

Has Capital

Banjul, Cities
Source Banjul (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Source Gambia River (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include

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Source Wikidata: Hassan Bubacar Jallow

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Source Augusta Jawara (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality]
Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality]
was a Gambian nurse, playwright and activist for women's rights

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Source Lenrie Peters (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [nationality]
Quote, Lead sentence [nationality]
was a Gambian surgeon, novelist, poet and educationist

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Source Adama Barrow (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Adama Barrow (Fula: 𞤀𞥄𞤣𞤢𞤥𞤢 𞤄𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤮, romanized: Aadama Baaro, born 15 February 1965) is a Fulani Gambian politician and real estate developer who has served as third president of the Gambia since 2017.

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Found There

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Source Wikidata: Manding

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Source Supreme Court, Judiciary of the Republic of The GambiaJurisdiction, section 126, The Gambia (country)
Quote, Jurisdiction, section 126, The Gambia (country)
The Supreme Court shall be the final court of appeal for The Gambia and shall have such appellate and other jurisdiction as may be conferred on it by this Constitution or any other law;

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Source West African Court of Appeal (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a court which served as the appellate court for the British colonies of Gold Coast, Nigeria, Gambia, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Bohor reedbuck (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
The bohor reedbuck is native to Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Campbell's mona monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
native to Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Doryrhina cyclops (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Gambia
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Gambia
Gabon · Gambia · Ghana

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Source Dalton's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.

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Source Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Gambia
Quote, Distribution, Gambia
It is native to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Gambian mongoose (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
from Senegal and Gambia in the west east to Nigeria

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Source Gambian sun squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris gigas (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Gambia
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Gambia
Gabon · Gambia · Ghana

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Source Gracile tateril (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo

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Source Green monkey (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
The green monkey is found in West Africa from Senegal and The Gambia to the Volta River.

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Source Guinea baboon (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
Its range includes Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, southern Mauritania and western Mali.

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Source Guinea multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda

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Source Guinean gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone

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Source Harnessed bushbuck (Wikipedia)Distribution, where it lives (5)
Quote, Distribution, where it lives (5)
The nominate taxon occurs in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana and in the Niger Basin in Nigeria as far east as the Cross River, south of the Bamenda Highlands through Cameroon, Chad, the Central African Republic to

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Source Hartebeest (Wikipedia)Status and conservation, where it lives (2)
Quote, Status and conservation, where it lives (2)
It has been eliminated from most of its range, including the southwestern savannas and Boucle du Baoulé National Park in Mali; southwestern Niger; southern Senegal; Gambia; Ivory Coast; Burkina Faso.

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Source Hausa genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The Hausa genet is native to Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Cameroon, where it inhabits moist and dry savannas with open woodlands.

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Source Hubert's multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range (gambia)
Quote, Lead, range (gambia)
Hubert's multimammate mouse, or Hubert's mastomys (Mastomys huberti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal, and possibly Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Niger.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. The Gambia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of The Gambia
  • Infobox, capital
    Banjul
  • Lead section
    The national namesake river demarcates the elongated shape of the country, which has an area of 11,300 square kilometres (4,400 sq mi) and a population of 2,422,712 people at the 1 May 2024 census, which is a 30.45% population increase from 2013.
  • Infobox, 1 May 2024 census
    2,422,712 people at the 1 May 2024 Census
  • Article text
    In 1965, 200 years later, the Gambia gained independence under the leadership of Dawda Jawara.
  • Introduction
    Senegal surrounds The Gambia on three sides, with 80 km (50 mi) of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean marking its western extremity
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3. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record GMB, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record GMB, incomeLevel
"name": "Gambia, The", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LIC", "iso2code": "XM", "value": "Low income" }
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Wikidata: Gambia
Wikidata Q1005, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Gambia River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Gambia River, Lead section
Quote, Rivers Through Territory: Gambia River, Lead section
from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward through Senegal and The Gambia
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Banjul (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Banjul, Infobox, Country
    The Gambia
  • Has Capital: Banjul, Lead section
    Banjul is the capital city of The Gambia
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Senegal, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Senegal, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
The Gambia 749 km
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