Portal:The Gambia

The Gambia Portal The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for the western part, which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. Its territory is on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River, which flows through the centre of the country and empties into the Atlantic. 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 2,769,075 people in 2024 which is a 2.30% population increase from 2013. The capital city is Banjul, which has the most extensive metropolitan area in the country. The second and third-largest cities are Serekunda and Brikama. Arab Muslim merchants traded with native West Africans in The Gambia throughout the 9th and 10th centuries. In 1455, the Portuguese were the first Europeans to enter The Gambia, although they never established significant trade there. The British Empire established a colony in 1765. In 1965, 200 years later, The Gambia gained independence under the leadership of Dawda Jawara. Jawara remained the president winning several elections until he was overthrown by Yahya Jammeh in a bloodless 1994 coup. (Full article...) Selected article - Lower River Division is one of the five administrative divisions of the Gambia. Its capital is Mansa Konko. The city and area council elections were held during April 2002, when Wally S.M. Sanneh, an APRC candidate became the Mayor, winning unopposed. The council was led by Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), which won all the 12 seats. Per 2013 census, the region had a population of 82,361 with a population density of 051. The total number of households was 8,474 as of 2003. As of 2003, the total area of the region is 1618 km2. The infant mortality rate was 96 for every thousand births and the under-five mortality was 137 per every thousand births. (Full article...) List of selected articles Fula language Jola people Balafon North Bank Division Banjul Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve West Coast Division (Gambia) Kunta Kinteh Island Gambia River Serekunda Yahya Jammeh Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof Wolof people Senegambian stone circles Senegambia bridge 1994 Gambian coup d'état Senegambia Serer people Mandinka people Jollof rice Serer religion Islam in the Gambia Christianity in The Gambia Hamat Bah Adama Barrow Serer maternal clans The Gambia at the Olympics Senegambia Confederation Fula people April 2000 Gambian student massacre Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Selected image - A Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in the Abuko Nature Reserve in The Gambia A donkey cart at a beach in The Gambia Front and back view of the Gambian dalasi and coins from 5 bututs to 1 dalasi Banjul International Airport Gunjur is a small coastal town in south-western Gambia. A view of Janjanbureh, Gambia Fish being smoked in Tanji Traders at a fish market on the Gambian coast Gambian postage stamps from 1953 Arch 22 in the Gambian capital city of Banjul Life in Serekunda Did you know - ... that the 1994 Gambian coup d'état began as a mutiny that was only planned the night before its execution? Good article - This is a Good article, an article that meets a core set of high editorial standards. The Gambia women's national football team (recognized at The Gambia by FIFA) represents the Gambia in international women's football. It is governed by the Gambia Football Federation. As of December 2019, it has only competed in one major international competition, the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification. The Gambia has two youth teams, an under-17 side that has competed in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers, and an under-19 side that withdrew from regional qualifiers for an under-19 World Cup. The development of a national team faces challenges similar to those across Africa, although the national football association has four staff members focusing on women's football. (Full article...) List of Good articles Gambia Regiment Gilbert Thomas Carter Alexander Grant (British Army officer) The Gambia at the 2000 Summer Olympics The Gambia at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Gambia at the 2012 Summer Olympics The Gambia at the 2016 Summer Olympics The Gambia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Subcategories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories The Gambia Gambia-related lists Buildings and structures in the Gambia Culture of the Gambia Economy of the Gambia Education in the Gambia Environment of the Gambia Geography of the Gambia Government of the Gambia Health in the Gambia History of the Gambia Organisations based in the Gambia Gambian people Politics of the Gambia Society of the Gambia The Gambia stubs Related portals Religions in The Gambia West Africa (All Africa-related portals) WikiProjects You are invited to participate in WikiProject The Gambia, a WikiProject dedicated to developing and improving articles about The Gambia. 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