Ya it's weird. Some places are starting to shrug it off. Ukraine for example used to be commonly referred to as The Ukraine. I suppose the actual name for The Gambia is the Republic of the Gambia but is otherwise still mostly referred to as "The Gambia" with the the before it.
Ya it's weird. Some places are starting to shrug it off. Ukraine for example used to be commonly referred to as The Ukraine. I suppose the actual name for The Gambia is the Republic of the Gambia but is otherwise still mostly referred to as "The Gambia" with the the before it.