Green mangrove trees in forest. Gambia.
Country of Africa

Gambia

Practical Information

Travel essentials, government safety advisories and The Out Index score for Gambia.

Partial SafeTravel Warning

Avoid Non-Essential Travel

Avoid non-essential travel to the southern border of The Gambia with the Casamance region of Senegal, as separatist rebels operate in this area (level 3 of 4).

Check the latest and most up to date official information here.

Official Name

  • Republic of The Gambia(English)

Region

  • Western Africa

Continent

  • Africa

Total Population

2,422,712(as of 2024)

Capital

Banjul Banjul (BJL)

ISO Codes

GMISO 3166 alpha-2GMBISO 3166 alpha-3270ISO 3166 numeric

Communications

+220Dial code.gmCountry-code top-level domain

Currency

  • Gambian Dalasi (GMD • D)

Driving Side

Right Side of the Road

Electricity

Voltage: 230 V · Frequency: 50 Hz · Plug type: Type G

Languages

National
  • English(eng)a
  • Bainouk-Gunyuño(bab)c
  • Balanta-Ganja(bjt)c
  • Jola-Fonyi(dyo)c
  • Karon(krx)c

Current Time & Time Zone

9:46pm, 20th August 2026Greenwich Mean Time(GMT • UTC+00:00)

Largest Cities

Serekunda(340,000 residents as of 2024)
Brikama(112,000 residents as of 2024)
Bakau(43,000 residents as of 2024)
Banjul(BJL • 35,000 residents as of 2024)
Farafenni(29,000 residents as of 2024)

Busiest Airport

Banjul International Airport(BJL • 450,000 passengers as of 2024)

Map of Gambia

Map of the Gambia
Map of the Gambia

Flags

Flag of The Gambia
Flag of The Gambia

Plug types

Type G
Type G
Status
aDe Jure · bDe Facto · cIndigenous
The Out Index

Out Score of Gambia

Gambia has not received an Out Score yet.

Out Score of Gambia

Gambia has not received an Out Score yet.

N/A

Tier N/A

Criminalisation warning

As Gambia criminalises Men Who Love Men, Women Who Love Women, Binary Trans & Non-Binary, WānaTravel will not actively advertise this destination to their travellers. Learn more here.

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