Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Gambia We advise caution when travelling to Gambia. We detected travel advisories from 4 sources for this specific country.
Gambia shares a land border with Senegal. For these two countries, the Advisory Index is 3.2.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Gambia. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Gambia.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Gambia.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Gambia from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.8 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel to the southern border of The Gambia with the Casamance region of Senegal, as separatist rebels operate in this area (level 3 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise increased caution in The Gambia due to crime and inadequate health infrastructure. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire travel advisory. Exercise increased caution due to other factors in The southern border area adjacent to Senegal’s Casamance region due to the potential presence ...
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Gambia. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Gambia changed from 3.0 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Gambia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Gambia changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Gambia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Gambia changed from 2.6 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Gambia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Gambia changed from 2.4 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Gambia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Gambia changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Gambia with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Gambia with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Gambia with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Gambia with a rating of 3.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Gambia with a rating of 3.0.
Gambia with its capital Banjul is a country in Africa (Western Africa), slightly less than twice the size of Delaware (11,300 km²). The country is located Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal. The climate can be described as tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May). The landscape is flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills. With a population of about 1.59 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Banjul |
| Population | about 1.59 million |
| Size | 11.300 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly less than twice the size of Delaware |
| Common languages | English, Fulah, Mongolian, Wolof |
| Currency | Dalasi (short: GMD) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +220 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .gm |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | GM |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | GMB |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 270 |
These are problems Gambia is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Gambia. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Gambia.
Export products
Import products
Gambia is currently rated at 2,8 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 4 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Gambia.
Visiting the country Gambia is usually fine. The score is at 2,8 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 4 individual sources for Gambia.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Gambia. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Gambia.
Gambia has a size of 11,300 km² or 4,363 mi² which is slightly less than twice the size of Delaware.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Gambia and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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