![The Gambian Flag](../images/gambian_flag.jpg) The Gambia,
officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in Western Africa. It is the smallest country on the African continental mainland and is bordered to the north, east, and south by Senegal, and the Atlantic Ocean in the west.
The River Gambia flows through the centre of the country and empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
On the 18th of February 1965, The Gambia became independent from the British Empire.
Banjul is its capital.
Largest city: Serrekunda
Official language(s) English,
Government: Republic
President: Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh
Areal: 10,380 km²
Population July 2005 estimated. 1,517,000
For more information about The Gambia go to Wikipedia
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