The Gambia is a small West African country surrounded by Senegal and the Atlantic Ocean. Its main industries are agriculture, fishing, tourism, and peanut processing. The population is around 1.7 million and the official language is English. Traditional foods include fu fu, domadal, jollof rice, benachin, bongo fish, and plantains.
The Gambia is a West African country, completely surrounded by Senegal to the north, south and east and bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The country’s outline follows the twists and turns of the Gambia River, from its mouth into the Atlantic to a point beyond Basse Santa Su. At 4363 square miles (11,300 sq km), The Gambia is the smallest country in Africa. The capital is Banjul.
The Gambia became independent from the United Kingdom in 1965. In 1982, Senegal and the Gambia formed a federation called Senegambia, but it was dissolved in 1989. The countries signed a new treaty in 1991. In 1994, a coup military overturned political activity, which resumed in 1996, when a new constitution came into force and presidential elections were held. The official name of the country is Republic of The Gambia, and it is a republic. A July 2007 population estimate was 1,688,359. English is the official language of The Gambia, but other languages are spoken, including Mandinka, Wolof and Fula.
The Gambia’s land is mainly the flood plain of the Gambia River, and about 28 percent of the country is arable land. Gambia’s agricultural products include grains, such as maize, rice, millet, and sorghum, as well as cassava, palm kernel, peanuts, and sesame. Livestock includes cattle, goats and sheep. The Gambia’s industries include peanut processing, fishing, tourism, and agricultural machinery.
Foods eaten in Gambia include
fu fu, a starchy food that can be prepared with a variety of ingredients, used to make the soup, stew or sauce that forms the main course of the meal,
Domadal, a sauce made from ground peanuts,
Jollof rice, a rice, tomato and meat dish with many regional variations,
Benachin, a vegetable meat stew, again, with many variations,
Bongo fish, e
plantains, which can be added to soups or stews, or served as a side dish.
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