Die Liste der Abkürzungen beinhaltet Abkürzungen und Akronyme, die in dem westafrikanischen Staat Gambia geläufig sind.
| Abkürzung/ Akronym | Begriff | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| AA | Administrative Area | |
| ACR | Africa Contemporary Record | |
| AFPRC | Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council | Militärjunta 1994 |
| AMRC | Assets Management and Recovery Commission | |
| APRC | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction | Politische Partei |
| AT | The African Times | Zeitung |
| AU | African Union | Afrikanische Organisation |
| BanCC | Banjul City Council | Stadtrat |
| BATC | Bathurst Advisory Town Council | Stadtrat |
| BAFROW | Foundation for Research on Women’s Health, Productivity and the Environment | Organisation |
| BBM | Black Brotherhood Movement | |
| BBWR | Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve | Naturschutzgebiet |
| BCC | Bathurst City Council oder Banjul City Council | Stadtrat |
| BJL | Banjul International Airport | IATA-Code des Flughafens |
| BO | The Bathurst Observer and West African Gazette | Zeitung |
| BOAC | British Overseas Airways Corporations | |
| BRPA | Bathurst Rate Payers Association | |
| BTC | Bathurst Town Council | Stadtrat |
| BTU | Bathurst Trade Union | Gewerkschaft |
| BUDC | Bathurst Urban District Council | Stadtrat |
| BYMS | Bathurst Young Muslims Society | |
| BMRA | Brufut Marathon Run Association | Organisation des Brufut Run |
| CCYC | Central Council of Youth Clubs | |
| CDC | Colonial Development Corporation | |
| CDC | Commonwealth Development Corporation | |
| CD & WA | Commonwealth Development and Welfare Acts | |
| CFAO | Compagnie Française de l'Afrique Occidentale | Handelsgesellschaft |
| CILSS | Comité permanent Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel | |
| CMS | Church Missionary Society | |
| CO | Colonial Office | |
| CRD | Central River Division | Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit |
| CRR | Central River Region | Verwaltungseinheit |
| DCA | Democratic Congress Alliance | Politische Partei |
| DO | Dominion Office | |
| ECOMOG | ECOWAS Cease-Fire Monitoring Group | |
| ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States | Westafrikanische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft |
| EEC | European Economic Community | |
| ERP | Economic Recovery Programme | |
| Ex. Co. | Executive Council | |
| FAO | Food and Agricultural Organization | Welternährungsorganisation |
| FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |
| FO | Foreign Office | |
| GA | Gambian National Archives | |
| GAF | Gambia Armed Forces | Streitkräfte |
| GAMBIS | Gambia Biometric Identification System | |
| GATU | Gambia Amalgamated Trade Union | Gewerkschaft |
| GBA | Gambia Bar Association | |
| GBA | Greater Banjul Area | Verwaltungseinheit |
| GBF | Gambia Basketball Federation | Sportverband |
| GBYD | Banjul International Airport | ICAO-Code des Flughafens |
| GCAA | Gambia Civil Aviation Authority | Luftfahrtbehörde |
| GCDB | Gambia Commercial and Development Bank | |
| GCP | Gambia Congress Party | Politische Partei |
| GCU | Gambia Cooperatives Union | Gewerkschaft |
| GD | The Gambia Daily | Zeitung |
| GDP | Gambia Democratic Party | Politische Partei |
| GE | The Gambia Echo | Zeitung |
| GFA | Gambia Football Association | Sportverband |
| GFCMA | Gambia Farmers' Co-operative Marketing Association | Genossenschaft |
| GFF | Gambia Field Force | Paramilitärische Streitkräfte |
| GG | The Gambia Gazette | Zeitung |
| GGFP | Gambian-German Forestry Project | Naturschutzprojekt |
| GHA | Gambia Handball Association | Sportverband |
| GIA | Gambia International Airlines | Luftfahrtgesellschaft |
| GLU | Gambia Labour Union | Gewerkschaft |
| GM | ISO 3166-2 | ISO 3166-2-Kürzel |
| GMC | Gambia Muslim Congress | Politische Partei |
| GMDA | Gambia Medical and Dental Association | |
| GMDMU | Gambia Motor Drivers and Mechanics Union | Gewerkschaft |
| GNA | Gambia National Army | Armee/Heer |
| GNAssocn | Gambia Native Association | |
| GN | Gambia Navy | Streitkräfte |
| GNB | The Gambia News Bulletin | Zeitung |
| GNDU | Gambia Native Defense Union | |
| GNG | Gambia National Gendarmerie | Paramilitärische Streitkräfte |
| GNG | Gambia National Guard | Paramilitärische Streitkräfte |
| GNIC | Gambia National Insurance Company | |
| GNL | Gambia National League | |
| GNOC | Gambia National Olympic Committee | Sportverband |
| GNP | Gambia National Party | Politische Partei |
| GNU | Gambia National Union | Politische Partei |
| GNYC | Gambia National Youth Council | |
| GO | The Gambia Outlook and Senegambian Reporter | Zeitung |
| GOMB | Groundnut Oilseed Marketing Board | |
| GPA | Gambia Ports Authority | Hafenbehörde |
| GPSC | Gambia Postal Services Corporation | Post |
| GPDP | Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress | Politische Partei |
| GPMB | Gambia Produce Marketing Board | Landwirtschaftliche Genossenschaft |
| GPP | Gambian People’s Party | Politische Parteien |
| GPTC | Gambia Public Transport Corporation | Öffentlicher Nahverkehr |
| GPU | Gambia Press Union | Gewerkschaft |
| GRC | Gambia Representative Committee | |
| GRTS | Gambia Radio & Television Service | Staatliche Rundfunkgesellschaft |
| GSRP | Gambia Socialist Revolutionary Party | Politische Partei |
| GSSP | Gambia Senior Secondary School | Weiterführende Schule |
| GTTI | Gambia Technical Training Institute | Bildungseinrichtung |
| GTU | Gambia Teachers’ Union | Lehrergewerkschaft |
| GUSRWP | Gambia Underground Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party | Politische Partei |
| GVBA | Gambia Volleyball Association | Sportverband |
| GW | The Gambia Weekly | Zeitung |
| GWC | Gambian Workers’ Confederation | Gewerkschaft |
| GWU | Gambia Workers’ Union | Gewerkschaft |
| ICFTU | International Confederation of Free Trade Unions | Internationaler Bund Freier Gewerkschaften |
| ICS | Institute of Commonwealth Studies | |
| IEC | Independent Electoral Commission | Wahlkommission |
| IGP | Inspector General of Police | |
| ILO | International Labour Office | |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund | Internationaler Währungsfonds |
| ITC | International Trypanotolerance Centre | Forschungsinstitut |
| ITUG-NW | International Trade Union Committee of Negro Workers | |
| KWNP | Kiang West National Park | Naturschutzgebiet |
| LAI | League Against Imperialism | |
| Leg. Co. | Legislative Council | |
| LGA | Local Government Area | Verwaltungsgliederung |
| LRD | Lower River Division | Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit |
| LRR | Lower River Region | Verwaltungseinheit |
| LRDept | Labour Research Department | |
| MBE | Member of the Order of the British Empire | |
| MBHS | Methodist Boys’ High School | |
| MCC | Manchester Chamber of Commerce | |
| MDMU | Motor Drivers' and Mechanics' Union | Gewerkschaft |
| MEA | Ministry of External Affairs | |
| MFDC | Mouvement des forces démocratiques de la Casamance | Rebellenorganisation |
| MID | MacCarthy Island Division | Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit |
| MOJA-G | Movement for Justice in Africa-Gambia | Rebellenorganisation |
| MP | Member of Parliament | Mitglied des Parlaments |
| MRC | Medical Research Council | Forschungsklinik |
| NADD | National Alliance for Democracy and Development | Politische Partei |
| NBD | North Bank Division | Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit |
| NBR | North Bank Region | Verwaltungseinheit |
| NCBWA | National Congress of British West Africa | |
| NCP | National Convention Party | Politische Partei |
| NDAM | National Democratic Action Movement | Politische Partei |
| NGO | Non-governmental Organization | Nichtregierungsorganisation |
| NIA | National Intelligence Agency | Nachrichtendienst |
| NISER | Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research | |
| NLP | National Liberation Party | Politische Partei |
| NMP | Niumi National Park | Naturschutzgebiet |
| NRP | National Reconciliation Party | Politische Partei |
| NSS | National Security Service | Nachrichtendienst |
| OAU | Organisation of African Unity | Afrikanische Organisation |
| OBE | Order of the British Empire | |
| OCN | Operation Clean The Nation | Aktion |
| OIC | Organisation of Islamic Conference | |
| OMVG | Gambia River Development Organization | Wasserverband |
| PDOIS | People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism | Politische Partei |
| PDP | People’s Democratic Party | Politische Partei |
| PLP | Parliamentary Labor Party | Politische Partei |
| PPA | People’s Progressive Alliance | Politische Partei |
| PPCA | Parliamentary Papers Colonies Africa | |
| PPP | People’s Progressive Party | Politische Partei |
| PPP | Protectorate People’s Society | Politische Partei |
| PRO | Public Record Office | |
| ProtPP | Protectorate People’s Party | Politische Partei |
| PSD | Programme for Sustainable Development | |
| PWD | Public Works Department | |
| RAC | Royal African Company | Handelskompanie im 17. Jahrhundert |
| RAC | Royal African Corps | |
| RAMC | Royal Army Medical Corps | |
| RDP | Rural Development Project | |
| RGNP | River Gambia National Park | Naturschutzgebiet |
| RILU | Red International of Labour Union | Gewerkschaft |
| RPA | Bathurst Ratepayers' Association | |
| RVH | Royal Victoria Hospital | Universitätskrankenhaus |
| RVTH | Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital | Universitätskrankenhaus |
| RWAFF | Royal West African Frontier Force | |
| SAC | Structural Adjustment Credit | |
| SAS | Special Air Service | |
| SDR | Special Drawing Rights | |
| (G)SIC | Gambia Supreme Islamic Council | |
| SP | Sessional Paper | |
| TSG | Tactical Support Group | |
| UAC | United Africa Company | |
| UDI | Unilateral Declaration of Independence | |
| UDP | United Democratic Party | Politische Partei |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme | Entwicklungsprogramm der VN |
| UNIA | Universal Negro Improvement Association | |
| UP | United Party | Politische Partei |
| URD | Upper River Division | Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit |
| URR | Upper River Region | Verwaltungseinheit |
| UTG | Universität von Gambia | Universität |
| WA | West Africa | |
| WASU | West African Students’ Union | |
| WAYL | West African Youth League | |
| WBHS | Wesleyan Boy's High School | |
| WCR | West Coast Region | Verwaltungseinheit |
| WD | Western Division | Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit |
| WR | Western Region | Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit |
| WFTU | World Federation of Trade Unions | Weltgewerkschaftsbund |
| WMMS | Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society | |
| WO | Weekend Observer | Zeitung |
Literatur Bearbeiten
- Arnold Gailey, Harry A. Hughes: Historical Dictionary of the Gambia (= African historical Dictionaries. Bd. 79). 3rd edition. The Scarecrow Press Inc., Lanham MD u. a. 1999, ISBN 0-8108-3660-2.
- Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: A Political History of The Gambia, 1816–1994 (= Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Bd. 26). University of Rochester Press u. a., Rochester NY u. a. 2006, ISBN 1-58046-230-8.