Gambia

Key facts

Land borders (1)

• Senegal

Gambia in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Gambia is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 25 claims from the pool that are true of Gambia, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its name begins with “G”1 of 11
• Borders exactly one country1 of 16
• Has no point higher than 500 m above sea level1 of 23
• Its capital city's name begins with “B”1 of 25
• Its capital is not its largest city1 of 36
• Its name ends with “-ia”1 of 39
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Is in Africa1 of 54
• Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
• Has English as an official language1 of 59
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177