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![]() ![]() The Gambia Geography - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/the_gambia/the_gambia_geography.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 11,300 km2
Comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Delaware Land boundary: 740 km with Senegal Coastline: 80 km Maritime claims:
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: 16% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 9% meadows and pastures; 20% forest and woodland; 55% other; includes 3% irrigated Environment: deforestation Note: almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the continent
of Africa
NOTE: The information regarding The Gambia on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of The Gambia Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about The Gambia Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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