In 2022, 17.2% of the population lived in extreme poverty, defined as living on less than us$2.15 (2017 ppp) per day [citation needed] the gambia is a founding member of the ecowas. The constitution mandates free and compulsory primary education in the gambia, but a lack of resources and education infrastructure has made implementation difficult The gambia shares historical roots with many other west african nations in the slave trade, which was the key factor in the placing and keeping of a colony on the gambia river, first by the portuguese and later by the british. The gambia, officially the republic of the gambia, is a country in west africa Geographically, the gambia is the smallest country in continental africa
It is surrounded by senegal on all sides except for the western part, which is bordered by the atlantic ocean. The gambia is the smallest country on mainland africa, bordered to the north, east, and south by senegal, with a small coast on the atlantic ocean in the west Its borders roughly correspond to the path of the gambia river, the nation's namesake, which flows through the country's center and empties into the atlantic ocean. Geography of the gambia map of the gambia location of the gambia (in circle) enlargeable, detailed map of the gambia satellite image of the gambia the gambia is a very small and narrow african country with the border based on the gambia river The country is less than 48 kilometres (30 mi) wide at its greatest width.
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