Countries
Key facts
- Capital
- Banjul
- Region
- Africa, Western Africa
- Population
- 2,822,093 (2025)
- Area
- 11,300 km²
- Currency
- dalasi (GMD)
- Languages
- English, Mandinka, Gambian Wolof, Wolof, Fulah
- Calling code
- +220
- Internet domain
- .gm
- ISO codes
- GM, GMB, 270
- Time zone
- UTC
- United Nations
- Member state
Land and position
The Gambia covers about 11,300 square kilometres. By area it ranks 167th among the 250 countries and territories on this site. It is a little smaller than Qatar and a little larger than Jamaica. It shares a land border with 1 neighbour: Senegal. Its centre lies at about 13° north, 17° west, in the northern hemisphere.
Neighbours
People
About 2.82 million people live in the Gambia (World Bank, 2025). That makes it the 142nd most populous of the 246 places on this site with a figure. On average there are 250 people to each square kilometre. About 65 percent of people live in towns and cities (World Bank, 2025). A baby born there can expect to live about 66 years (World Bank, 2024). Languages listed for it: English, Mandinka, Gambian Wolof, Wolof, Fulah. A person from the Gambia is called Gambian.
Money and economy
The currency is the dalasi (code GMD, symbol D). The World Bank puts the size of its economy (GDP) at about US$ 2.59 billion (2025), which is about US$ 919 for each person (2025).
Time
The Gambia uses one time zone, UTC (Africa/Banjul). Clocks stay the same all year: there is no daylight saving time.
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Largest cities
| City | People |
|---|---|
| Serekunda | 340,000 |
| Brikama | 97,233 |
| Sukuta | 56,472 |
| Talinding | 48,687 |
| Faji Kunda | 45,757 |
| Bakau | 43,098 |
City figures are from GeoNames and count the city itself, not the wider urban area. They can be some years old, so use them to see the order of size.
More in Western Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia. See the whole region.
Figures were collected on 11 November 2026 from the World Bank, GeoNames and the open countries data set. See About and data sources. Borders and names follow those sources and do not express any view on disputed territory.