The capital Banjul lies on an island at the mouth of the Gambia River and represents a unique African reality, with its bustling market rich in colors and scents along a long tropical beach. However, the capital is widely considered to be Serekunda, once just a village and now the largest and most populous city in the country, an important hub for commercial trade.
A few kilometers from Serekunda, heading northwest, is the tourist heart of Gambia, consisting of the seaside resorts on the Atlantic coast: Bakau, Fajara, Kotu, and Kololi. In Bakau, the northernmost tourist spot, there is a colonial-era botanical garden, a quiet and shaded place ideal for birdwatching, one of the country’s main attractions.
In Gambia, more than six hundred bird species have been recorded: the Abuko Nature Reserve and Kiang West National Park are the best areas to observe a large variety of bird species.
Gambia Profile
- Country: Gambia
- Area: 10,380 km²
- Capital: Banjul
- Population: 1,367,124 inhabitants
- Language: English
- Religion: Majority Muslim, followed by Catholics and animists
- Government type: Republic
- Major cities: Banjul
Useful Information about Gambia
- Currency: Dalasi
- International dialing code: +220
- International vehicle code: WAG
- Entry documents: ID card or Passport
- Required vaccinations: vaccinations against hepatitis A and B, yellow fever
- Time zone: 0
- Climate: in the capital, maximum temperatures (35 degrees) occur in March, while minimum temperatures (around 15 degrees) occur in January
- Airports: Banjul
