Where is Gambia?

Gambia is a country in West Africa.

Gambia in gold; its neighbours are lighter. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.

Type: Country
Continent: Africa
Region: West Africa
Land borders: 1: Senegal
Area: About 11,000 km² on the game’s map
Hemispheres: Northern; Western
Capital city: 13.45° N, 16.58° W

About Gambia

The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, a narrow ribbon of land following its namesake river and surrounded by Senegal except along the Atlantic coast. Its island capital, Banjul, was called Bathurst in colonial times. Independent from Britain in 1965, it endured 22 years of Yahya Jammeh's rule before an ECOWAS intervention in 2017.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 4 on 27 September 2026 (#26), hardest clue first:

In 2010 a regional West African court awarded a former newspaper editor damages for torture by its government.
Export earnings here have historically relied on groundnuts.
English is the official language of this West African state, used in government and education.
It is the smallest country in continental Africa.

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Nearby places from past puzzles

Senegal 170 km away
Guinea-Bissau 200 km away
Mauritania 520 km away
Guinea 540 km away
Cape Verde 760 km away
Mali 930 km away
Côte d’Ivoire 1,400 km away
Timbuktu 1,500 km away

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Sources: Wikipedia: The Gambia. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.