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Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Delaware |
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Area > Land
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10,000 sq km |
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[163rd of 238]
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Area > Total
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11,300 sq km |
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[171st of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Banjul - 44,188, |
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Climate
tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May) |
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Coastline
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80 km |
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[183rd of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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unnamed location 53 m |
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Forested Land
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48.1% |
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[42nd of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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13 28 N, 16 34 W |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
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Senegal 740 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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27.88% |
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[27th of 258]
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Largest city population
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186,000 |
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[137th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Banjul - 44,188, |
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Location
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal |
Map references
Africa |
Natural hazards
drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years) |
Natural resources
fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum |
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Population density
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133.63 people per sqkm |
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[74th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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151.71 people/m²
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[57th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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11,300 km²
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[158th of 206]
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Gambia, The, Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia, gambia
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