Gambia 🇬🇲
Gambia is part of Africa with main city at
Banjul. Its Least Developed country with a
population of 2M people. The main currency is Dalasi. The languages
spoken are English. the Republic of the Gambia is the formal name of Gambia It is adviced to High degree of caution Get useful information like travel advice, temperatures, rainfall, socket plugs,
languages spoken, SIM cards, ATM, currencies, road rules and emergency numbers.
👍 Least Developed 🌤️ ~28.15 °C 🌧 ~86.95 mm 👨👩👦👦 2M people
Advice
Weather ⚠️ Travel advice
fiber_manual_record High degree of caution
We've reviewed our travel advice for The Gambia with new information in Where to get help. We haven't changed the level - exercise a high degree of caution in The Gambia. Reconsider your need to travel to Overland travel through the Casamance region in southern Senegal.
issued date: January 9, 2019
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General
🔌 Sockets
Gambia uses 230V, 50Hz with socket and plug Type G.
🌐 Languages
The languages that are typically spoken are English
💱 Currencies Used
Gambia uses the Gambian dalasi (symbol: D), code GMD.Banknotes come in denominations of 200, 100, 50, 25, 20, 10 and 5 dalasis. Dalasi is subdivided into 100 bututs. Coins come in denominations of 1 dalasi and 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 bututs.
📡 Internet
Internet speed in Gambia is on average 1.6 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Gambia is very low. It's quite hard to find one.
📱 Phones
You can buy a SIM card for about 2,829.07 GMD, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 4 telecoms: Africell, Comium, Gamcel or Qcell. Gambia uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Gambia upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.
📞 Calling
To call Gambia, dial +, then 220 (the country code for Gambia), then the area code and the local number.
🆘 Emergency
Universal
999
Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire department
999
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