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For the river, see Gambia River.
| Republic of The Gambia | |||||
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| Motto: "Progress, Peace, Prosperity" | |||||
| Anthem: For The Gambia Our Homeland | |||||
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| Capital | Banjul | ||||
| Largest city | Serrekunda | ||||
| Official languages | English | ||||
| Government | Republic | ||||
| - President | Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh | ||||
| Independence | |||||
| - from the UK | February 18, 1965 | ||||
| - Republic declared | April 24, 1970 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 10,380 km² (164th) 4,007 sq mi | ||||
| - Water (%) | 11.5 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - July 2005 estimate | 1,517,000 (150th) | ||||
| - Density | 153.5 /km² (74th) 397.6 /sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $3.094 billion (171st) | ||||
| - Per capita | $2002 (144th) | ||||
| HDI (2004) |  0.479 (low) (155th) | ||||
| Currency | Dalasi (GMD) | ||||
| Time zone | GMT | ||||
| Internet TLD | .gm | ||||
| Calling code | +220 | ||||
The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, commonly known as Gambia, is a country in Western Africa. It is the smallest country on the African continental mainland and is bordered to the north, east, and south by Senegal, and has a small coast on the Atlantic Ocean in the west. The River Gambia flows through the centre of the country and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. On 18 February 1965, The Gambia became independent from the British Empire. Banjul is its capital.
What is happening in The Gambia deserves mentioning here because it can very much easily occur in any African country where the leader has absolute power and all other departments fear to cross his path.