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Gambia

A Koatn vo Gambia.

Gambia, Mandinka: Kambiya ߞߊߡߓߌߦߊ‎, Wolof Gámbi, Fula Gammbi 𞤘𞤢𞤥𞥆𞤦𞤭‎, amtle engl. Republic of The Gambia, is a kloawinzes Land z West Africa[1] u mid Asnoum vo da westlinga Gstodnlinje õnn Atlantik ganz vonn Senegal umschlossn. Es Gambia-Land ligt af de zwoianen Gstodna oda Flußbenk von n untan Laaf von Gambia-Fluß, vo den wou aa da Nama kumt u da wou duach Gambia duache inn Atlantik eine flejsst. Es Land houd a Flechn vo 10 689 km² u nou en Zensus vonn April 2013 a Bvelkaring vo 1 857 181 Leit. Banjul is d Haptstod u grejssta Metropolregion.[2] D grejsstn Stedt han Serekunda u Brikama.[3]

Gambia houd wej vill ondane westafrikanischn Stootn historisch min Menschnhannl z toun ghobt, es wou da Schlisslfaktoa fia s Õleng u Pfoltn vo da Koloni Gambia River gweng is, ejascht duach d Portugisn, u spada duach d Britn, dej wou en 25. Mai 1765[4] Gambia i s Britischa Reich eiglidat u d Gambia Colony zamst Protektorat grindt hom. 1965 houd Gambia d Unohangekait unta da Fejaring vonn Dawda Jawara daglengt, da wou gherscht houd bis nan da Yahya Jammeh in an unblouting Militeaputsch vo 1994 d Macht wegga gnumma houd. Da Adama Barrow is nou da Nidaloḡ vonn Jammeh i d Wohln vonn Dezemma 2016 inn Jenna 2017 da dritt President vo Gambia woan.[5] Da Jammeh houd z ejascht es Dagebnis akzeptiad ghobt, nou owa zrugg gwisn, wos a Vafossingskrisn u miletearischa Intavenziona vo da Wiatschaftsgmoischaft vo d Westafrikanischn Stootn asglejst houd, dej wou nan nou i s Exil pitschiat hom.[6][7][8]

Gambia sa Wiatschaft wiad domaniad vo Landwiatschaft, Fischalwiatschaft u Turismus. Recht vill Leit lem i da Ormatei.[9]

  1. Hoare, Ben. (2002) The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia, Kingfisher Publications. S. 11. ISBN 0-7534-5569-2.
  2. Banjul | national capital, The Gambia.
  3. Population of Cities in Gambia (2019).
  4. Hughes, Arnold (2008) Historical Dictionary of the Gambia. Scarecrow Press. S. xx. ISBN 0810862603.
  5. Wiseman, John A. (2004) Africa South of the Sahara 2004 (33rd edition): The Gambia: Recent History, Europa Publications Ltd. S. 456.
  6. Yahya Jammeh leaves the Gambia after 22 years of rule , 21 January 2017. 
  7. Gambia's Yayah Jammeh confirms he will step down. 20 January 2017.
  8. Former Gambia leader Yahya Jammeh flies into political exile , 22 January 2017. 
  9. "The Gambia overview", World Bank, archiviad en 5. Juli 2018, afgrouffn en 5. Juli 2018.
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