Gambia, The
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Introduction - Gambia, The: | Location - Gambia, The: | Location | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal | | Geographic coordinates | 13 28 N, 16 34 W | | Map references | Africa | | Area | total: 11,300 sq km
land: 10,000 sq km
water: 1,300 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly less than twice the size of Delaware | | Land boundaries | total: 740 km
border countries: Senegal 740 km | | Coastline | 80 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 18 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: extent not specified | | Climate | tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May) | | Terrain | flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 53 m | | Natural resources | fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum | | Land use | arable land: 27.88%
permanent crops: 0.44%
other: 71.68% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 20 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years) | | Environment current issues | deforestation; desertification; water-borne diseases prevalent | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the continent of Africa | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |