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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; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for the western part, which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.

Its territory is on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River, which flows through the centre of the country and empties into the Atlantic. The national namesake river demarcates the elongated shape of the country, which has an area of 11,300 square kilometres (4,400 sq mi) and a population of 2,468,569 people in 2024. The capital city is Banjul, which has the most extensive metropolitan area in the country. The second- and third-largest cities are Serekunda and Brikama.

Arab Muslim merchants traded with native West Africans in The Gambia throughout the 9th and 10th centuries. In 1455, the Portuguese were the first Europeans to enter The Gambia, although they never established significant trade there. (Full article...)

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Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (22 October 1924 – 2 April 2011) commonly known as Cham Joof or Alhaji Cham Joof, (pen name: Alh. A.E. Cham Joof) was a Gambian historian, politician, author, trade unionist, broadcaster, radio programme director, scout master, Pan-Africanist, lecturer, columnist, activist and an African nationalist who advocated for the Gambia's independence during the colonial era. (Full article...)

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Image 1A view of Janjanbureh, Gambia
Image 2Banjul International Airport

Image 2Banjul International Airport
Image 3Front and back view of the Gambian dalasi and coins from 5 bututs to 1 dalasi
Image 4A Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in the Abuko Nature Reserve in The Gambia
Image 5Arch 22 in the Gambian capital city of Banjul
Image 6Life in Serekunda
Image 7Gunjur is a small coastal town in south-western Gambia.
Image 8A donkey cart at a beach in The Gambia
Image 9Traders at a fish market on the Gambian coast
Image 10Gambian postage stamps from 1953
Image 11Fish being smoked in Tanji

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...that sprinter Jaysuma Saidy Ndure holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in both the 100 and 200 metres?

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The Gambia sent a delegation to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7–18 September 2016. This was the nation's second appearance at the Paralympics, following their first participation in the 2012 London Paralympics. The Gambia sent one athlete, Demba Jarju, who failed to advance from his heat in the men's 100 meters T54 event. (Full article...)

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