Gambia
Republic of the Gambia
Gambia (GM, GMB) is a country in Western Africa, with Banjul as its capital. The currency is the Gambian Dalasi (GMD, GMD). The international dialling code is +220; mobile numbers are written like 301 2345. The time zone is Africa/Banjul. Official language: English.
CurrencyGMDGMD
Dial code+220e.g. 301 2345
Time zoneBanjulUTC+00:00
LanguageEnglish
CapitalBanjul
Population2.5M10.7K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Republic of the Gambia
- Native name
- Gambia
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- GM
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- GMB
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 270
- IOC code
- GAM
- Demonym
- Gambian
- Capital
- Banjul
- Region
- Africa › Western Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Western Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .gm
- Coordinates
- 13.46666666, -16.56666666
- Area
- 10,689 km²
- Population
- 2,523,330
- GDP
- $7.9B ($3.1K per person)
- Literacy
- 51.1%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
Currency
Gambian Dalasi GMD
- Symbol
- GMD
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Example
- D 1,234.50
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| English en | Official | 40% (1M) | |
| Mandingo man | 29% (731.8K) | ||
| Mandingo (N’Ko) man-Nkoo | 29% (731.8K) | 5% | |
| Fula ff | 0% (0) | ||
| Fula (Adlam) ff-Adlm | 0% (0) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Banjul | UTC+00:00 | none | Greenwich Mean Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +220
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 7–9 digits
- Emergency number
- 16 pattern 1(?:1[6-8]|[6-8])
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 566 1234 | +220 566 1234 | XXX XXXX | 7, 9 |
| Mobile | 301 2345 | +220 301 2345 | XXX XXXX | 7, 9 |
Show the 2 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{3})(\d{4}) | [235-9]|4(?:[0-35]|4[16-9]) | $1 $2 | $1 $2 |
(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{4}) | [48] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
Address and postal code
No address data.
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Monday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 1 day of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 12-hour (1–12), also hb, H, hB
- Calendars
- gregorian
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
- Locales
Number and date formats
As written by the English (Gambia) locale (en-GM), amounts in GMD.
- Number
- 1,234,567.891
- Percent
- 45.7%
- Currency (GMD)
- D 1,234,567.89
- Accounting
- (D 1,234,567.89)
- Currency, name
- 1,234,567.89 Gambian dalasis
- Compact short
- 1.2M
- Compact long
- 1.2 million
- Scientific
- 1.235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilometres per hour
- Temperature
- 21.5°C
- Date, full
- Friday, 27 March 2026
- Date, long
- 27 March 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 Mar 2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/2026
- Time, medium
- 3:04:05 pm
- Time, short
- 3:04 pm
- Date and time
- 27 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
- Month and year
- March 2026
- Weekday
- Friday
- Relative time
- yesterday · in 3 days · 2 hours ago
- List: and
- A, B and C
- List: or
- A, B or C