• Events in the year 2021 in the Gambia. President: Adama Barrow Vice-President of the Gambia: Isatou Touray Chief Justice: Hassan Bubacar Jallow Ongoing...
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    The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa;...
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    Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 4 December 2021. The result was a victory for incumbent President Adama Barrow of the National People's Party...
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    The Gambia elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people....
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  • The Gambia national football team (recognized as The Gambia by FIFA) represents the Gambia in men's international football and is controlled by the Gambia...
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    of the heads of state of The Gambia, from the independence of The Gambia in 1965 to the present day. From 1965 to 1970 the head of state under the Constitution...
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    branch of the government of the Gambia and is the commander-in-chief of the Gambia Armed Forces. The post was created in 1970, when the Gambia became a...
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    in the Gambia face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Same-sex sexual activity is illegal for both men and women in the Gambia...
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    The Gambia is a Muslim majority country, with Muslims constituting 96.4% of the population, some 3.5% are Christian, and 0.1% practice other religions...
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    The Gambia River (formerly known as the River Gambra, French: Fleuve Gambie, Portuguese: Rio Gâmbia) is a major river in West Africa, running 1,120 kilometres...
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    Politics of The Gambia takes place within the framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of The Gambia is both head of state and head...
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  • The COVID-19 pandemic in The Gambia was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome...
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    The flag of The Gambia is the national flag of The Gambia. It consists of three horizontal red, blue and green bands separated by two thin white lines...
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    by the Mali Empire. In the 16th century, the region came to be ruled by the Songhai Empire. The first Europeans to visit the Gambia River were the Portuguese...
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  • holidays in The Gambia. 2020 Good Friday – April 10 Easter Monday – April 13 Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – May 20 Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan...
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  • proportion of the Gambia's economy, comprising 25% of its GDP. About 75% of workers in the Gambia are employed within the agricultural industry. The main cash...
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    The Gambia followed a formal policy of non-alignment throughout most of former President Dawda Jawara's tenure. It maintained close relations with the...
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    The ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia or the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (abbreviated ECOMIG) – initially code-named Operation Restore Democracy...
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    In The Gambia, Mandinka is spoken as a first language by 38% of the population, Pulaar by 21%, Wolof by 18%, Soninke by 9 percent, Jola by 4.5 percent...
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  • Events in the year 2024 in the country of Gambia. President: Adama Barrow Vice-President of the Gambia: Muhammad B.S. Jallow Chief Justice: Hassan Bubacar...
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    was a predecessor to the modern-day republic of The Gambia. The Gambia was given independence from Britain in 1965 under the Gambia Independence Act 1964...
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    The Gambia Armed Forces, also known as the Armed Forces of The Gambia, consists of three branches: the Gambia National Army (GNA), the Gambia Navy, and...
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    Banjul (redirect from Banjul, The Gambia)
    /bænˈdʒuːl/, US: /ˈbɑːndʒuːl/), officially the City of Banjul, is the capital of The Gambia. It is the centre of the eponymous administrative division which...
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    parties in the Gambia. The Gambia has multiparty political system but been a one party dominant state in most of the last 25 years with the Alliance...
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    was Queen of The Gambia from 1965 to 1970, when the Gambia was an independent sovereign state and a constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth of...
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    Adama Barrow (category Gambian expatriates in the United Kingdom)
    15 February 1965) is a Gambian politician and real estate developer who has served as President of the Gambia since 2017. Born in Mankamang Kunda, a village...
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    Katter?". The Conversation. Retrieved 2024-04-22. "The traffic light also flashes in Austria". Kurier (in German). 20 October 2021. "Three-way "Gambia Coalition":...
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    The demographic characteristics of the population of The Gambia are known through national censuses, conducted in ten-year intervals and analyzed by The...
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  • Gambia national under-20 football team is the U-20 football team of the Gambia and is controlled by the Gambia Football Federation. It serves as the youth...
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  • national team of the Gambia and is administered by the Gambia Football Association. They have never qualified for the World Cup. In the 2021 Africa Cup of...
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