Admission of New UN Members

Date: September 21, 1965 • Location: Banjul, Gambia

The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.

The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, the Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; it is bounded by Senegal on all sides except for the western part, which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.