Gambia
Republic of the Gambia · Western Africa
The Gambia is a country in Western Africa, with Banjul as its capital, home to about 2,822,093 people. The Gambia shares a land border with one country, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Banjul |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Africa |
| Currency | dalasi (GMD D) |
| Calling code | +220 |
| ISO codes | GM / GMB / 270 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇬🇲 |
| Population | 2,822,093 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 10,689 km² |
| Languages | English |
| Internet domain | .gm |
| Demonym | Gambian |
Bordering countries
About Gambia
The Gambia, officially Republic of the Gambia, is a United Nations member state in Western Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Banjul. It shares land borders with 1 country. The official currency is the dalasi (D), using the code GMD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Gambia for Banjul’s own facts and history.
To call the Gambia from abroad, dial the country code +220. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes GM (alpha-2) and GMB (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 2,822,093.
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How the Gambia compares
- Area: 10,689 km², ranking 160 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 2,822,093, ranking 138 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 264 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 1, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as the Gambia
One other national flag uses exactly the same set of colour families (red, green, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.