The Gambia
Republic of The Gambia
CAPITAL: Banjul (formerly Bathurst)
FLAG: The flag is a tricolor of red, blue, and green horizontal bands, separated by narrow white stripes.
ANTHEM: For The Gambia, Our Homeland.
MONETARY UNIT: In 1971, the dalasi (D), a paper currency of 100 butut, replaced the Gambian pound. There are coins of 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 butut and 1 dalasi, and notes of 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 dalasi. D1 = $0.0377 (or $1 = D26.5) as of May 2003.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: Both British and metric weights and measures are in use.
HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January; Confederation Day, 1 February; Independence Day, 18 February; Labor Day, 1 May; Assumption, 15 August; Christmas, 25 December. Movable religious holidays include Good Friday, Easter Monday, 'Id al-Fitr, 'Id al-'Adha', and Milad an-Nabi.
TIME: GMT.
Location, Size, and Extent
Located on the west coast of Africa, The Gambia has an area of 11,300 sq km (4,363 sq mi), extending 338 km (210 mi) E–W and 47 km (29 mi) N–S. Comparatively, the area occupied by The Gambia is slightly less than twice the size of the state of Delaware. Bounded on the N, E, and S by Senegal (with which it is joined in the Confederation of Senegambia) and on the W by the Atlantic Ocean, The Gambia has a total boundary length of 820 km (510 mi), of which 80 km (50 mi) is coastline.
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