Gambia, The

Guide to GAMBIA

GAMBIA which official name is Republic of The Gambia or Gambia, The, is a country from Africa located at the Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal. GAMBIA with 740 km sq km, limits with: Senegal 740 km; and is divided in 5 divisions and 1 city . GAMBIA's capital is Banjul , but GAMBIA 's most populated city is serekunda with about 218,790 inhabitants.

History of GAMBIA

GAMBIA's government is republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Yahya Jammeh as head of state.

Other symbols of GAMBIA are Gambian anthem "For The Gambia Our Homeland Gambian flag.Gambian flag is composed by three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue with white edges, and green .

GAMBIA's history is quite long: The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded by Senegal, it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia between 1982 and 1989. In 1991 the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty, but tensions have flared up intermittently since then. Yahya A. J. J. JAMMEH led a military coup in 1994 that overthrew the president and banned political activity. A new constitution and presidential elections in 1996, followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997, completed a nominal return to civilian rule. JAMMEH has been elected president in all subsequent elections, including most recently in late 2006.

GAMBIAs geography

Guide to travel to GAMBIA

If you are thinking on traveling to GAMBIA, you will have to take in consideration some points like GAMBIA's currency, GAMBIA's weather, GAMBIA's national holiday and GAMBIA's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. GAMBIA`s currency is called dalasi ( D), which is divided in 100 butut

GAMBIA's weather is characterized to be tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May). So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to GAMBIA.

You can also consider to visit GAMBIA on it's national holiday to get in GAMBIA's culture. If you do so, GAMBIA's national holiday is called Independence Day, 18 February.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of GAMBIA: unnamed location 53 m. And try also to get to GAMBIA's lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit GAMBIA's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to GAMBIA, with more than 1 airports and 0 airlines, you will get to GAMBIA without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. GAMBIA has about0 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Gambian Culture

GAMBIA is known by Gambians as GAMBIA in the shortened way. Gambian, about 1,688,359 people, are composed by different ethnics: African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1%. And they also have different languages: English.

Another relevant point nowadays it's GAMBIA's religion. Gambians are divided in Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%.

But if want to know more about GAMBIA's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Gambian novelists' books like Lenrie Peters, Alhagi Kah .

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