The Gambia: Geography#
| Location | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 13 28 N, 16 34 W 13.466666,-16.566668 |
| Area | total: 11,295 sq km land: 10,000 sq km water: 1,295 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 749 km border countries: Senegal 749 km |
| Coastline | 80 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed elevation 53 m |
| Highest Mountains | |
| Terrain | flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills |
| Natural Hazards | drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years) |
| Natural Resource | fish, clay, silica sand, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon |
| Land Use | arable land: 39.82% permanent crops: 0.44% other: 59.73% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May) |
| Irrigated Land | 50 sq km (2011) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 8 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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 |
| Large Cities | Important Cities |
| Geography-note | almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the continent of Africa |