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| FACT FILE
| Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal |
| Geographic coordinates: |
13 28 N, 16 34 W |
| Map references: |
Africa |
| Area: |
total: 11,300 sq km
land: 10,000 sq km
water: 1,300 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
slightly less than twice the size of Delaware |
| Land boundaries: |
total: 740 km
border countries: Senegal 740 km |
| Coastline: |
80 km |
| Maritime claims: |
contiguous zone: 18 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
continental shelf: not specified
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM |
| 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
highest point: unnamed location 53 m |
| Natural resources: |
fish |
| Land use: |
arable land: 19%
permanent crops: 1%
other: 80% (1998 est.) |
| Irrigated land: |
20 sq km (1998 est.) |
| 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, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography - note: |
almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the continent of Africa |
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Capital: Banjul
Area: 11 300 km²
Population: 1 141 000
Currency: 1 US$ = 10.6 Dalasi
GDP: 160/939$
HDI : 165/281
Languages: English, Wolof, Malinke, Fulani, Mandika
Ethnic groups: Mandigo 42%, Fulani 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%
Religions: Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, Animist 1%
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