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Capitalized 'The' Short Names: 2 / 195 UN States
Prefix Taxonomy Legend
Official 'The' Short Form
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Official Short 'The' State
The Gambia
UN Member State • West Africa
GMB
UN Official Short Name
The Gambia
Protocol Full Name
The Republic of The Gambia
Diplomatic Context & Codification
Adopted in 1965 upon independence to explicitly distinguish the new sovereign nation from the Gambia River and avoid geographic confusion with Zambia in international proceedings.
Capitalized 'The' in Short Form: Yes (True)
Est. 1965
Constitutional Gazette Comparator 1965 vs 1973
1965: The Gambia
Prime Minister Dawda Jawara explicitly requested the UK Colonial Office retain the prefix "The" to prevent confusion with newly independent Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia).
Codified in 1965 Constitution
1973: The Bahamas
Independence document codified the historical archipelagic name "The Bahama Islands" directly into "The Commonwealth of The Bahamas".
Codified in 1973 Independence Act
Diplomatic Taxonomy Matrix
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