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Which African country is the only one to be divided into two separate parts by another country?
Answer
Gambia
Gambia is a narrow strip of land almost entirely surrounded by Senegal, which splits it into a northern and southern portion connected only by the Atlantic coast. This unusual geography makes it the only African country divided into two non-contiguous overland sections by a single neighboring state.
💡 Did you know?
Gambia is so narrow — just 48 km at its widest point inland — that you can drive across its entire width in under an hour, making it the smallest country on mainland Africa.
Other options people guess
- Lesotho
- Equatorial Guinea
- Cabinda (Angola)
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- borders
- enclaves
- west-africa
- gambia
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