| Location | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania |
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| Geographic coordinates | 14 00 N, 14 00 W |
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| Zone | Africa |
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| Area | total: 196,190 sq km
land: 192,000 sq km
water: 4,190 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 2,640 km
border countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km |
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| Coastline | 531 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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| Climate | tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind |
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| Terrain | generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m |
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| Natural resources | fish, phosphates, iron ore |
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| Irrigated land | 531 km |
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| Natural hazards | lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts |
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Environment -
current issues | wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing |
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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, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling |
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| Geography - note | westernmost country on the African continent; The Gambia is almost an enclave within Senegal |
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