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Gambia Travel Guide

Communication in Gambia

Telephone System

General Assesment

Adequate; a packet switched data network is available; two mobile-cellular service providers.
 

Domestic

Adequate network of microwave radio relay and open-wire; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity approaching 30 telephones per 100 persons.
 

International

Microwave radio relay links to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (1997).

International Dialing Code

220

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)

Television Broadcast Stations

1 (government-owned) (1997)

Internet Top Level Domain

.gm

Internet Users

58,000

Broadband Internet Users

Unknown

Curious Wassu Stone Circle
(1/32) - Curious Wassu Stone Circle (from Nick Anstead)
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Why Travel to Gambia?

  • Explore one of the great rivers of West Africa on a Gambia River cruise.
  • Get close to nature and walk through the jungle of Abuko Nature Reserve.
  • The Gambia is a dreamland for birds with over 500 species in six protected areas.
  • Head 'upriver' and discover the old colonial town of Janjangbureh (formerly Georgetown).
  • Make a visit to the Wassu Stone Circles - an ancient megalithic burial ground.
  • Relax and unwind at a luxurious Atlantic beach hotel - swimming, tennis, windsurfing, massages, horse riding and golf are all available.