Area: 10.691 Km˛
Population: 1.411.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 132 pop/Km˛

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Banjul (42.000 pop.)
Major cities: Serekunda 106.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Mandinka 43%, Fula 18%, Wolof 13%, Jola 7%, Serahuli 7%, others 12%
Border countries: Senegal NORTH, EAST and SOUTH

Major height: 53 m
Principal rivers: Gambia 475 Km (gambian part, total 1100 Km)
Principal lakes: -
Principal islands: -
Climate: Tropical

Language: English (official), ethnic dialects
Religion: Muslim 90%, Indigenous Beliefs 10%
Currency: Dalasi (GMD)