The Gambia is a small country in West Africa. It is a long, thin strip of land along the Gambia River, and Senegal wraps around it on three sides; only the west side opens onto the Atlantic. The capital is Banjul.

The Gambia is a small country in West AfricaThe Gambia（甘比亞）是西非的一個小國家。It is a long, thin strip of land along the Gambia River它是一條沿著甘比亞河延伸的狹長土地，and Senegal wraps around it on three sides塞內加爾從三面把它包圍住；only the west side opens onto the Atlantic只有西邊面向大西洋。The capital is Banjul首都是班竹（Banjul）。

English is an official language there, from British colonial times, though people also speak local languages such as Mandinka and Wolof.

English is an official language there英文是那裡的官方語言之一，from British colonial times源自英國殖民時期，though people also speak local languages such as Mandinka and Wolof不過人們也說一些當地語言，像是曼丁哥語（Mandinka）和沃洛夫語（Wolof）。

The official name is The Gambia — with ‘The’, the way we say The Netherlands — though in everyday English people often drop it and just say Gambia. It is a proper name, so it takes a capital G.

The official name is The Gambia官方的名稱是 The Gambia — with 'The', the way we say The Netherlands ———帶著「The」，就像我們說 The Netherlands 那樣——though in everyday English people often drop it and just say Gambia不過日常英文裡人們常常把「The」省略，直接說 Gambia。It is a proper name它是一個專有名詞，so it takes a capital G所以字首的 G 要大寫。

Though actually, students sometimes mix it up with Zambia, which is a different country far to the south.

Though actually不過其實，students sometimes mix it up with Zambia學生有時候會把它和 Zambia（尚比亞）搞混，which is a different country far to the south那是在遙遠南方的另一個國家。