According to the CIA World Factbook, the US Department of State, the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World and the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use, The Gambia is one of only two countries whose self-standing short name for official use should begin with the word "The" (the other one being The Bahamas).
根据中央情报局世界概况、美国国务院、泰晤士报世界综合地图集和英国官用地名永久委员会，冈比亚是仅有的两个其官方使用的自立简称应以“the”一词开头的国家之一（另一个国家是巴哈马）。