GM — Gambia

The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, a narrow strip of land along both banks of the Gambia River, entirely surrounded by Senegal except for its short Atlantic coastline. Banjul, the capital, sits on an island at the mouth of the river. The Gambia is notable for being one of the few English-speaking countries in West Africa, surrounded by French-speaking neighbors. The Gambian Dalasi (GMD) is the national currency. For developers, the GM country code and en-GM locale handle English as used in The Gambia. The .gm domain serves Gambian websites, and +220 is the international dialing code. A common data quality issue is the country's official name — 'The Gambia' with a capital T — which some databases and APIs handle inconsistently. The Gambia's English-speaking status makes it an outlier in predominantly Francophone West Africa, important for regional localization strategies.