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Gambia, The Geography 2012

SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES











Gambia, The Geography 2012
SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES


Page last updated on February 21,

Location:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal

Geographic coordinates:
13 28 N, 16 34 W

Map references:
Africa

Area:
total: 11,295 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 167
land: 10,000 sq km
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water: 1,295 sq km
[see also: Area - water country ranks ]

Area - comparative:
slightly less than twice the size of Delaware

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
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
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highest point: unnamed elevation 53 m
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Natural resources:
fish, clay, silica sand, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon

Land use:
arable land: 27.88%
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permanent crops: 0.44%
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other: 71.68% (2005)
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Irrigated land:
20 sq km (2008)
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Total renewable water resources:
8 cu km (1982)
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Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 0.03 cu km/yr (23%/12%/65%)
[see also: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total country ranks ]
per capita: 20 cu m/yr (2000)
[see also: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita country ranks ]

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


NOTE: 1) The information regarding Gambia, The on this page is re-published from the 2012 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gambia, The Geography 2012 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gambia, The Geography 2012 should be addressed to the CIA.
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