Gambia
Gambia is in Africa, in the West Africa region. Its capital is Banjul. It has a population of about 2.8 million and an area of 10,689 km². Its flag has 4 colors, and the ones that take up the most space are green and red, at 33.3% each.
The flag of Gambia as a pie chart
- Green 33.3%
- Red 33.3%
- Blue 22.3%
- White 11%
- Design
- Horizontal stripes (5)
- Symbol
- No coat of arms or symbols
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Gambia at a glance
- Capital
- Banjul
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- West Africa
- Official languages
- English
- Currency
- dalasi
- National day
- February 18
- Area
- 10,689 km²45th smallest out of 208
- Population
- 2.8 million64th least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 264 people/km²42nd most densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 2.6 billion23rd lowest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 91913th lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 66.1 years31st lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from the United Kingdom
- Joined the UN in 1965
Neighboring countries
Gambia borders only one country:
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.