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Five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10 yellow, five-pointed stars is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 ...
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The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, [8] [a] is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; [ b ] it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for the western part, which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean .
The red evokes the sun – given the Gambia's close proximity to the Equator [2] – as well as the savanna, [3] [8] while the thin white stripes represent "unity and peace". [ 2 ] [ 8 ] The green epitomizes the forest [ 3 ] and the agricultural goods that the Gambian people are heavily dependent on, both for exports and their personal use.
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West Africa, also called Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom Overseas Territory).
Flag of The Gambia See also: List of Gambian flags: The blue alludes to the Gambia River, which is the nation's key geographical feature and from which the country derives its name. [3] The red evokes the sun – given the Gambia's close proximity to the Equator [3] – as well as the savanna, [7] [8] while the thin white stripes represent ...
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