Gambia Colony and Protectorate

British colony and protectorate in Africa from 1821 until 1965
AdministrativeArea colony Q3557236
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Gambia Colony and Protectorate

Summary

Gambia Colony and Protectorate is a colony[1]. It draws 130 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #79 of 146).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate is in the country of British Empire[3].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's continent is recorded as Africa[4].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's instance of is recorded as colony[5].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's instance of is recorded as protectorate[6].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's capital is recorded as Banjul[7].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's official language is recorded as English[8].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's currency is recorded as British West African pound[9].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's currency is recorded as pound sterling[10].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's flag image is recorded as Flag of The Gambia (1889–1965).svg[11].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's coat of arms image is recorded as Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (St. Edward's Crown).svg[12].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 152998397[13].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's GND ID is recorded as 14562-2[14].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's locator map image is recorded as Gambia in its region.svg[15].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's Commons category is recorded as British Gambia[16].
  • +1821-10-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gambia Colony and Protectorate[17].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate was dissolved in +1965-02-18T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 13.4531, 'lon': -16.5775}[19].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kvkjkf[20].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gambia Colony and Protectorate[21].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22].
  • Gambia Colony and Protectorate's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the Gambia[23].

Body

Geography

Gambia Colony and Protectorate is in the country of British Empire[3]. Its continent is recorded as Africa[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include colony[5] and protectorate[6].

History and Context

+1821-10-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gambia Colony and Protectorate[17].

Why It Matters

Gambia Colony and Protectorate draws 130 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #79 of 146).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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