The Gambia is the smallest country on the African continent, with a land area of 11,925 km2 (4,361 mi2) and a population of 1.7 million in 2010. Located in West Africa, the country occupies a narrow strip of land along the Gambia River and is bordered by Senegal to the north, south, and east (Figure 1).
Map of the Gambia
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Teye, V. (2014). Gambia, tourism. In: Jafari, J., Xiao, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_521-1
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