Information on Gambia

INTRODUCTION

•  Full name: Republic of The Gambia

•  Capital City: Banjul

•  Language: English, Wolof, Fula, Mandingo

•  Currency: Dalasi (D)

•  Religion: Muslim, Christian and others

•  National Anthem: For The Gambia Our Homeland

•  Newspaper: Daily Observer, The Gambia Daily News, The Point Newspaper

•  Places to Visit: Banjul, Serekunda, Abuko Nature Reserve, Kartong, Wassu Stone Circles

The soil found in the region of Kuntaur District, is clay in nature, which can be characterized, in red, brown and gray sands, scattered with ironstone rocks. One can view the wooded grassland, in the Savannah Region of West Africa of Gambia.

CLIMATE OF GAMBIA

Gambia experiences a typical sub tropical kind of climatic condition with equal amount of dry 9 all seven months) and wet season. Gambia is nestled in the midst of the Tropic of Cancer and in the Equator wherein the place gets sufficient amount of sunshine with least amount of rainfall during the month of November to June. Adjacent to the coast wherein Gambia receives a slight change in its weather condition wherein winter converts to summer during the month of July to October. Herein humidity level rises and is monitored with slight amount of down pouring.

August and September witnesses Heavy Rainfall especially during the nighttime.

November to May are known as dry season with about 21-27C temperatures that is usually accompanied with Harmattan wind.

January and April months both during the morning and evening tend to become cooler.

One must carry a hat during the hot season and jackets or pullovers during the winter season.

FLORA AND FAUNA OF GAMBIA

Travel to Abuko Nature Reserve , which is beautifully placed in the Lamin village adjacent to the Kombo North District. This place is a common habitat for diverse mammals, birds and invertebrates.

The pools along the Northeast end of the reserve attract several Nile crocodiles, usually during the dry season.

Gambian wildlife that can be seen here includes the spotted hyena, bushbuck, and lions. The place is known for breeding species like colobus monkey, dwarf crocodile, Maxwell's duiker, Gambian sun squirrel and green touraco.

One can even spot the red colobus, the Callithrex monkey, the Patas Monkey and the Senegal bush baby. Among the mammals mention can be made even of Senegal and Blotched Genets, bushbuck, Maxwell's duiker, Gambian sun squirrel, striped ground squirrel, crested porcupine, bats and much more.

The native floras of the region are the Green Touraco, little Greenbul and the Yellow Breasted Apalis. One can watch attractive birds like the White-Spotted Flufftail to the African Fish Eagles.

Tanji River Bird Reserve is known for fostering assets like the estuarine, the freshwater region, coastal scrub woodland and dry woodland savannah. The place reflects impressive range of earthly flora and fauna.

Catch up with European Migrant birds at the Niumi National Park that possess mammals, which are rarely sighted. Names should be mentioned of the West African Manatee, the African Clawless Otter, Humpbacked Dolphin, Bush Duiker and Kob.

River Gambia National Park is a rehabilitation centre for chimpanzees. The Aardvark, the Ratel, Serval, Genets, African Clawless Otter and West African Manatee, Hippopatamus are also protected here.

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