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The Gambia Geography 1996

Location:

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

11,300 sq km

land area:

10,000 sq km

comparative area:

slightly more than twice the size of Delaware

Land boundaries:

total 740 km, Senegal 740 km

Coastline:

80 km

Maritime claims:

contiguous zone:

18 nm

continental shelf:

not specified

exclusive fishing zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

short section of boundary with Senegal is indefinite

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

Natural resources:

fish

Land use:

arable land:

16%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

20%

other:

55%

Irrigated land:

120 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

deforestation; desertification; water-borne diseases prevalent

natural hazards:

rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last thirty years

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified - Desertification

Note:

almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the continent of Africa

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