Geography Of 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 exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 18 nm continental shelf: 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
Land use	arable land: 25% permanent crops: 0.5% other: 74.5% (2001)
Irrigated land	20 sq km (1998 est.)
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 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 information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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