The Gambia Open Data Platform
Your Gateway to Comprehensive Information on The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia is located in West Africa, equidistant from the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer, latitude 13°27'N and longitude 16°34'W. It is the smallest and westernmost country of Africa. It is nearly surrounded by Senegal. The river stretches east to the Barrakunda Falls, rising in the Guinea plateau of Futa Jallon. The Gambia is the closest to Europe of the English-speaking Commonwealth countries. In 1973 the island capital Banjul was renamed Bathurst. The total population of the country is 2,600,000 (Oct. 2022 est.) more
