Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 230V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Gambia
- +220
What every visitor should know about Gambia:
- Money
- The currency is the Gambian dalasi (GMD). 10 GMD is worth about US$0.38, or €0.28.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 3.5 out of 5 (Safe)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Banjul
- Tap water
- Very dangerous. Water-borne disease is widespread and purification is unreliable. Drink boiled or bottled water only.
Gambia facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 1,782,893
- Language
- English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars
- Ethnicity
- African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1%
Economy
- GDP
- US$1,200 (per capita)
- Income equality
- Low