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| Attribute | GabonIndexed | GambiaReviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Legal family | Civil law (French tradition) | Mixed (common law, customary law, Sharia) |
| System of governmentIdentical | Unitary presidential republic | Unitary presidential republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Gabonese Republic | Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia |
| In force since | 2024 | 1997 |
| Capital | Libreville | Banjul |
| Official languages | French | English, Mandinka, Wolof, Fula |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | Dalasi (GMD) |
| Population | 2,500,000 | 2,800,000 |
| Division of powers | Presidential system under the 2024 constitution, with a bicameral Parliament of National Assembly and Senate and a judiciary headed by the Court of Cassation, Council of State and Constitutional Court. | Executive president, unicameral National Assembly with a small number of nominated members, and a judiciary that historically relied on judges seconded from other Commonwealth states. |
| How law is made | Bills pass committee and plenary in both chambers and are promulgated by the President. The Constitutional Court may review a text before promulgation on referral. | Bills are published, read three times and considered in committee before passage. The President assents; a refusal returns the bill to the Assembly. |
| Legal profession | Avocats admitted through the Ordre des avocats du Gabon; notaires and huissiers are separate regulated professions. | Fused; admission by the Chief Justice on the roll of legal practitioners, with the Gambia Bar Association as the professional body. |
A comparison table flattens nuance by design. Where a difference matters to a decision you are making, open both portals and read the section in full — the constitutional detail behind a one-line summary is often the part that governs the outcome.