Gambia
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Gambia
Subject : Geography mapping
Context:
- Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an alert about four Indian-manufactured cough syrups, which are said to be linked to acute kidney injury in children and 66 deaths in the small West African nation of The Gambia.
- The WHO analysis of samples confirmed the presence of unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol as contaminants.
- These ingredients are not allowed in food or drugs, as they can cause abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, severe renal injury and neurological toxicity.
Where is Gambia:
- It is the smallest country within mainland Africa.
- It is surrounded by Senegal, except for its western coast on the Atlantic Ocean.
- Banjul is the capital of Gambia.
Geography of Gambia.
- The Gambia is a very small and narrow country whose borders mirror the meandering Gambia River.
- It lies between latitudes 13 and 14°N, and longitudes 13 and 17°W.
- Senegal surrounds the Gambia on three sides, with 80 km of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean marking its western extremity.
- It contains three terrestrial ecoregions: Guinean forest-savanna mosaic, West Sudanian savanna, and Guinean mangroves.
Ethnic groups:
- The Mandinka ethnicity is the largest ethnic group.
There are other ethnic groups like Fula, Wolof, Jola/Karoninka, Serahule / Jahanka, Serers, Manjago, Bambara, Aku Marabou and Bainunka
