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The Gambia Culture, Geography and History

Geography and Environment of The Gambia

Completely surrounded by Senegal save for its 80 km stretch of coastline, The Gambia is an exceptionally flat country with a highest point only 53 metres above sea level. The country’s namesake river, which threads through the country from the east, starts amongst tropical rainforest before gradually giving way to mangrove swamps and coastline. Further from the river, savannahs and plantation woodlands dot the landscape.


History and Government of The Gambia


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Recommended Reading

  • Roots - Alex Haley
  • Chaff on the Wind - Ebou Dibba
  • Our Grandmothers’ Drums - Mark Hudson
  • The African - William Conton
  • Dream Kingdom: New and Selected Poems - Tijan M. Sallah

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The Gambia at a glance

  • 6
  • Banjul (population 360,000)
  • 1.8 million
  • English (official), Wolof, Mandinka, Fula
  • (GMT) Casablanca
  • Type G (Irish/British 3-pin), Type C (European 2-pin)
  • +220

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