• The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa.
• Bounded by Senegal and the Atlantic Ocean.
• Area: 11,300 square kilometers; Population: 2,422,712 (2024 Census).
• Capital city: Banjul; other major cities include Serekunda, Brikama, and Kanifing.

• Islam introduced by Arab traders via trans-Saharan trade in 9th and 10th centuries.
• First European entry by Portuguese in 1455; British colony established in 1765.
• Independence gained in 1965 under president Dawda Jawara, later overthrown by Yahya Jammeh in 1994.

• Adama Barrow became president in December 2016, defeating Yahya Jammeh.
• Jammeh's refusal to concede caused a constitutional crisis; ECOWAS intervened in January 2017.

• Economy relies on farming, fishing, and tourism; 17.2% live in extreme poverty (2022).
• English is the official language.
• Founding member of ECOWAS; rejoined Commonwealth in 2018.

Below is a list of newspapers published in Gambia.