The Gambia is the smallest country in mainland West Africa, an enclave within Senegal, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west. It's a developing nation with a Tropical wet-and-dry climate and a developing market economy reliant on agriculture (primarily peanuts) and tourism, along with the Gambia River serving as a key transportation route. The nation gained independence from Britain in 1965 and operates as a multiparty republic, with its capital in Banjul.