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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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    The Gambia is a very small and narrow African country with the border based on the Gambia River. The country is less than 48 kilometres (30 mi) wide at...
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    Region, originally the Western Division, also known as Foni or Fonyi, was one of the five administrative divisions of the Gambia. Its capital was Brikama...
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    The Gambia is divided into five administrative Regions (until 2007 these were known as "divisions") and one City. The divisions of the Gambia are created...
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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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    This is a list of cities and major towns in Gambia. Abuko Bakau Banjul Banjulunding Bansang Basse Santa Su Bijilo Brikama Brufut Bundung Busumbala Dippa...
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    The Gambia is subdivided into 43 districts. They are listed below by Local Government Area (previously Regions, known as Divisions until 2007), each with...
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    Lamin is the largest village in Kombo North Western Division of the Gambia. A village with three large clans, Bojang, Jammeh and Manneh, as the founders...
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    Banjul (redirect from Banjul, Gambia)
    of The Gambia. It is the centre of the eponymous administrative division which is home to an estimated 400,000 residents, making it The Gambia's largest...
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  • local "bumsters". Sex tourism in the Gambia attract western female tourists eager for sex with younger men. The Gambian Tourist Board plans to change the...
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    Islam is the major religion in the Gambia, representing 97% of the 2 million population, with the first Muslim communities in the country arriving in 11th...
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    is a widely known popular dance music of the Gambia and neighbouring Senegal. It fuses popular Western music and dance, with sabar, the traditional drumming...
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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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    to the modern-day republic of The Gambia. The Gambia was given independence from Britain in 1965 under the Gambia Independence Act 1964, which unified...
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    other African countries. The July 1994 coup strained The Gambia's relationship with Western powers, particularly the United States. Starting in 1995,...
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    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...
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    The system of transportation in the Gambia mixes both public and private operations and consists of a system of roads (both paved and unpaved), water and...
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  • The economy of the Gambia is heavily reliant on agriculture. The Gambia has no significant mineral or other natural resources, and has a limited agricultural...
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    In Africa Coastal West Africa: Guinean seasonal forest: from south-western Gambia to eastern Ghana The climate of seasonal forests is typically controlled...
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  • Thumbnail for ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia
    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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    the population of The Gambia are known through national censuses, conducted in ten-year intervals and analyzed by The Gambian Bureau of Statistics (GBOS)...
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    West Africa (redirect from Western Africa)
    Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger...
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    The wildlife of the Gambia is dictated by several habitat zones over the Gambia's land area of about 10,000 km2. It is bound in the south by the savanna...
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  • Senegambia (redirect from Sene-Gambia)
    region in West Africa, named after the Senegal River in the north and the Gambia River in the south. However, there are also text sources which state that...
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  • Gambia: Lamin, North Bank Division, Gambia, a town located in the North Bank Division Lamin, Western Division, Gambia, a city located in the Western Division...
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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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    Brikama (redirect from Brikama (The Gambia))
    institutions including The Gambia College, which trains the nation's teachers, and the Regional Education Office for the Western Region of the country. In...
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    This is a list of villages in The Gambia. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town or a city...
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    Ghana Town (category Populated places in the Gambia)
    is a small coastal fishing town in western Gambia. It is located in Kombo North/Saint Mary District in the Western Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated...
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  • Busumbala (category Populated places in the Gambia)
    Old-Busumbala, is a small town in western Gambia. It is located in Kombo North/Saint Mary District in the Western Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated...
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