Outline of the Gambia explained

See also: Index of Gambia-related articles.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Gambia:

The Gambia  - country in West Africa, officially named the Republic of the Gambia. The Gambia shares historical roots with many other West African nations in the slave trade, which was the key factor in the placing and keeping of a colony on the Gambia River, first by the Portuguese and later by the British. On 18 February 1965, the Gambia gained independence from the United Kingdom and joined the Commonwealth of Nations. Since gaining independence, the Gambia has enjoyed relative political stability, with the exception of a brief period of military rule in 1994.^{[1] [2]} Thanks to the fertile land of the country, the economy is dominated by farming, fishing, and tourism. About a third of the population lives below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.^[3]

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: The Gambia
• Official English country name: (The) Republic of the Gambia
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Gambian (disambiguation)
• ISO country codes: GM, GMB, 270
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain: .gm

Geography of the Gambia

Geography of the Gambia

• The Gambia is: a country
• Population of the Gambia: 1,709,000 people - 146th most populous country
• Area of the Gambia: 10380km2 - 164th largest country
• Atlas of the Gambia

Location

• The Gambia is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • West Africa
• Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
• Extreme points of the Gambia
  • High: unnamed location 530NaN0
  • Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
• Land boundaries: 740 km
• Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 80 km

Environment of the Gambia

• Protected areas of the Gambia
  • National parks of the Gambia
• Wildlife of the Gambia
  • Fauna of the Gambia
    • Birds of the Gambia
    • Mammals of the Gambia

Natural geographic features of the Gambia

• Glaciers in the Gambia: none ^[4]
• World Heritage Sites in the Gambia

Regions of the Gambia

Administrative divisions of the Gambia

Administrative divisions of the Gambia

• Divisions of the Gambia
  • Districts of the Gambia

Divisions of the Gambia

Divisions of the Gambia

Districts of the Gambia

Districts of the Gambia

Municipalities of the Gambia

• Capital of the Gambia: Banjul
• Cities of the Gambia

Demography of the Gambia

Demographics of the Gambia

Government and politics of the Gambia

Government of the Gambia

• Form of government: unitary presidential republic
• Capital of the Gambia: Banjul
• Elections in the Gambia
• Political parties in the Gambia

Executive branch of the government of the Gambia

• Head of state and head of government: President of the Gambia, Adama Barrow
• Cabinet of the Gambia

Legislative branch of the government of the Gambia

• National Assembly of the Gambia (unicameral)

Foreign relations of the Gambia

Foreign relations of the Gambia

• Diplomatic missions in the Gambia
• Diplomatic missions of the Gambia

International organization membership

The Republic of the Gambia is a member of:^[5]

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
• Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in the Gambia

• Constitution of the Gambia
• Human rights in the Gambia
  • Abortion in the Gambia
  • LGBT rights in the Gambia
• Law Enforcement in The Gambia

Military of the Gambia

Military of the Gambia

History of the Gambia

See main article: History of the Gambia.

History of the Gambia by period

• Colonial era
• 1965 to 1970

History of the Gambia by subject

• Military history of The Gambia
• Postage stamps and postal history of the Gambia

Culture of the Gambia

• National symbols of the Gambia
  • Coat of arms of the Gambia
  • Flag of the Gambia
  • National anthem of the Gambia
• Prostitution in the Gambia
• Public holidays in the Gambia
• Religion in the Gambia
  • Christianity in the Gambia
  • Islam in the Gambia
    • Ahmadiyya in the Gambia
  • Serer religion
• World Heritage Sites in the Gambia

Art in the Gambia

• Gambian literature
• Music of the Gambia

Sports in the Gambia

• Football in the Gambia
• Gambia at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of the Gambia

Economy of the Gambia

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 173rd (one hundred and seventy third)
• Communications in the Gambia
  • Internet in the Gambia
• Currency of the Gambia

Dalasi

• • ISO 4217

GMD

• Mining in the Gambia
• Tourism in the Gambia
• Transport in the Gambia
  • Airports in the Gambia
  • Rail transport in the Gambia

Education in the Gambia

Education in the Gambia

See also

The Gambia

• Index of Gambia-related articles
• List of Gambia-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

External links

• State House and Office of the President
  • The Gambia. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.

Notes and References

1. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/africa-emerges/peace-africa-not Gambia Ranked at no. 10 in Africa
2. http://allafrica.com/stories/201009100241.html Empty Democracy v Democratic Dictatorship Suwaibou Touray 8 September 2010
3. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDI_2008_EN_Tables.pdf Human Development Indices
4. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
5. Web site: July 3, 2009. The Gambia. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.