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Republic of the Gambia |
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| Capital: |
Banjul |
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Subregion: |
Western Africa |
| Area: |
10689 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 23:41) |
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| Auto code: |
WAG |
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| CallingCode: |
+220 |
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| International organizations: |
| OIC |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African Countries |
| CEN-SAD |
Community of Sahelo-Saharan States |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
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 A country, state, region... (45) |
| Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 37 | | First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 6 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Administrative division (ADMD)
(An administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level) | 1 | |
 Stream, lake... (142) |
| Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 67 | | Tidal creek(s) (CRKT)
(A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents) | 49 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 6 | | Wetland (WTLD)
(An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation) | 12 | | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 1 | | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 2 | | Mud flat(s) (FLTM)
(A relatively level area of mud either between high and low tide lines, or subject to flooding) | 2 | | Anabranch (STMA)
(A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream) | 1 | | Roadstead (RDST)
(An open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor) | 1 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (76) |
| Forest reserve (RESF)
(A forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use) | 52 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 17 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 2 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 3 | | Reserve (RES)
(A tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use) | 1 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 1 | |
 City, village... (2037) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 1998 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 22 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 11 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 5 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
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 Road, railroad (1) |
| Road junction (RDJCT)
(A place where two or more roads join) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (54) |
| College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 2 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 1 | | Facility (FCL)
(A building or buildings housing a center, institute, foundation, hospital, prison, mission, courthouse, etc.) | 1 | | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 2 | | Monument (MNMT)
(A commemorative structure or statue) | 1 | | Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 1 | | Cemetery (CMTY)
(A burial place or ground) | 1 | | Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 2 | | Power station (PS)
(A facility for generating electric power) | 1 | | Museum (MUS)
(A building where objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences are preserved and exhibited) | 1 | | Resort (RSRT)
(A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities) | 1 | | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 3 | | Beacon (BCN)
(A fixed artificial navigation mark) | 1 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 32 | | Technical school (SCHT)
(Post-secondary school with a specifically technical or vocational curriculum) | 1 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 1 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 1 | | Pier (PIER)
(A structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (59) |
| Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 27 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 23 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 4 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 4 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 1 | |
