Where is Gambia?
The Gambia is a country in Western Africa, bordered by Senegal.
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Crazy but True
The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa and it is shaped like a river, because it essentially is one. The country follows the Gambia River inland for about 480 kilometers while being only a few dozen kilometers wide, surrounded on three sides by Senegal.
Gambia facts
- Capital
- Banjul
- Population
- 2,822,093 (2025)
- Area
- 10,689 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Western Africa
- Currency
- dalasi (GMD)
- Languages
- English
- Coordinates
- 13.46666666°, -16.56666666°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- GM · GMB
How Gambia compares
- The Gambia is the 162nd largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Jamaica and larger than Lebanon.
- It is the 138th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 1 country.
- Within Africa, it is the 49th largest of 49 countries by area.