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Gambia
The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, the Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; it is bounded by Senegal on all sides except for the western part, which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.9 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.5
- Economy 4.8
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 21 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 3 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Banjul
- Population
- 2,422,712 inh.
- Area
- 10,689 km²
- Currency
- GMD
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Adama Barrow
Government in office 2 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Mamadou Tangara
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
Lamin Jabbi
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
58 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
3 G$
GDP / capita
919 $
Growth
5.9 %
Inflation
11.6 %
Unemployment
6.5 %
Defense / GDP
0.6 %
Life expectancy
66.1 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.64/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
51/100
Corruption (CPI)
37/100
Press freedom (RSF)
69/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#147
Annual budget
0.0 Md$
Defense effort
0.6 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
0 Md$
Imports
1 Md$
Balance
-1 Md$
Top exports
- 47% Bois
- 15% Cajou
Top imports
- 15% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
33%
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GBR
36%
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FRA
41%
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DEU
41%
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RUS
51%
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CHN
64%
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IND
65%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2026-12-05
- 2027-04-10
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.524/1
Gini
38.8
Refugees hosted
4,108
Refugees originating
6,728
National anthem
For The Gambia Our Homeland
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- OIC
- African Union
- ECOWAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,196 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 1,985, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2020 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)