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GambiaGeography
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Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal
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Geographic coordinates: |
13 28 N, 16 34 W
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Map references: |
Africa
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Area: |
total: 11,300 sq km
land: 10,000 sq km
water: 1,300 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
slightly less than twice the size of Delaware
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Land boundaries: |
total: 740 km
border countries: Senegal 740 km
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Coastline: |
80 km
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 18 nm
continental shelf: not specified
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
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Climate: |
tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May)
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Terrain: |
flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 53 m
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Natural resources: |
fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum
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Land use: |
arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 0.5%
other: 74.5% (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
20 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards: |
drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years)
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Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; desertification; water-borne diseases prevalent
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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
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Geography - note: |
almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the continent of Africa
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More about The Gambia:
Introduction
People
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues
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World Factbook INDEX:
List of Terms: Terms beginning with "A", Page 1 |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 A: Page 1 of 6.
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