It’s no surprise that the ‘Smiling Coast of Africa’ is a land of great hospitality, religious harmony and welcomes guests with a smile and the greeting ‘Kaira-Be’ or ‘Peace be with you’. While most people in The Gambia practice the basic tenets of Islam, it a secular country and open-minded and accepting of all faiths. As The Gambia was a British colony, the official language and language of instruction is English.