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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Banjul (redirect from Capital of 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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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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Wild hippopotamus in the Gambia River. The Gambia Districts of the Gambia Farasuto Forest Community Nature Reserve, the Gambia This article incorporates...
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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 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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Kanifing (redirect from Kanifing (The Gambia))
government area and district in the Gambia. It is part of the Greater Banjul Area, to the west of Banjul. It is governed by the Kanifing Municipal Council...
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of the Gambia Districts of the Gambia Capital of the Gambia: Banjul Cities of the Gambia Demographics of the Gambia Government of the Gambia Form of government:...
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The president of the Republic of The Gambia is the head of state and head of government of the Gambia. The president leads the executive branch of the...
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list 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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losses. Merchants of the Commonwealth of England sent expeditions to the Gambia in 1651, but their ships were captured by Prince Rupert the following year...
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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 of government...
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The Prime Minister of The Gambia, known as the Chief Minister from 1961–1962, was the head of government in the Gambia Colony and Protectorate, and later...
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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 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 National Assembly of the Gambia is the unicameral legislature of the Gambia. The authorisation for the National Assembly lies in Chapter VII of the...
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Central River Division (redirect from Central River Division, The Gambia)
River is the largest of the five administrative divisions of the Gambia. Its capital is Janjanbureh (formerly Georgetown), on MacCarthy Island. The largest...
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Fogny (category Districts of the Gambia)
Fogny or Foni is a region in the Casamance shared between Senegal and The Gambia. On the Gambian side, four districts take the name: Foni Bintang-Karenai...
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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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Upper Niumi (category Districts of the Gambia)
Niumi is one of the six districts of the North Bank Division of the Gambia which is located in West Africa The remaining five districts are: Lower Niumi...
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Janjanbureh (redirect from Janjanbureh (The Gambia))
in the Gambia River in eastern Gambia. Until 1995, it was known as Georgetown and was the second largest town in the country. It is the capital of Janjanbureh...
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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 for...
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Sami District is one of the districts of the Central River Division of the Gambia. In the 2013 census, it had a population of 24,429. "Population and Housing...
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Fulladu West (category Districts of the Gambia)
Fulladu West is one of the ten districts of the Central River Division of the Gambia. "Madina Duta Wally wants Lower Basic School - The Point". thepoint...
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This is a list of colonial governors and administrators in the Gambia from the establishment of a British settlement on St Mary's Island, now known as...
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Jarra East (category Districts of the Gambia)
of the six districts of the Lower River Division of the Gambia. In the 2013 census, it had a population of 16,551. "Population and Housing Census of Gambia...
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Jarra West (category Districts of the Gambia)
of the six districts of the Lower River Division of the Gambia. In the 2013 census, it had a population of 27,205. "Population and Housing Census of 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 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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Visitors to the Gambia must obtain a visa from one of the Gambian diplomatic missions, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or they...
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