World Number Plates

Number Plates of Gambia

Continent: Africa

Capital: Banjul

Population: 1.6 million

Country ISO code: GM

Country OVAL code: WAG
(West Africa: Gambia)

Driving Side: Right

First license issued in 1932

Number of vehicles:
cars 5,500 (1989), trucks and buses 1,000 (1989)

Road information:
total: 2,700 km; paved: 956 km; unpaved: 1,744 km (1999)

Located along the western coast of Africa, Gambia is bounded by Senegal. Gambia is a narrow strip covered in swamps along the Gambia River.

All normal car registrations start with the country prefix ‘G’. The remainder of the registration format went as NL NNNN, with ‘N’ being a number and ‘L’ being a letter. The 1984 series of number plates were either black or yellow with corresponding silver and black lettering. The current series has a white number plate with black lettering. Green number plates are reserved for special services such as technical aid personnel.