Gambia is on of the smallest countries in Africa, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, and on Senegal from all other sides. It is 320 kilometres long and 20 to 30 kilometres wide. In 1651, it became an English colony, although all the rest of West Africa belonged to France. The English defined Gambia borders by sailing into the inland of Gambia in the eponymous river and determining the borders with Senegal with a range of artillery shells. Today this small country looks like a finger stuck into the inland of Senegal.
Despite the fact that the Gambia River flows on the edge of Africa, it does not fail to compete with others. The capital, Banjul, with its street culture that keeps away the tourist spirit of major tourist cities, is a unique African experience. Banjul is situated at the mouth of the Gambia River flowing to the Atlantic Ocean. It has about 35,000 inhabitants and is one of the smallest capitals in the world. Banjul has been given its name in 1973. As lies on a peninsula, the first town named by the English was called the Island of St. Mary. Later, it was renamed into Bathurst after the Registrar Office of the British colony, Henry Bathurstu.
Gambia is known for the most favourable climate in West Africa. Weather is tropical with dry and rainy seasons. Coastal areas are dry from mid-November to mid-May, while the rainy season lasts from June to October. Inland, the cold period is shorter, and from May to June, the daytime temperatures are very high. Most days are sunny even during the rainy season.
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