חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal |
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Geographic coordinates: |
13 28 N, 16 34 W |
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Map references: |
Africa |
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Area: |
total: 11,300 sq km
land: 10,000 sq km water: 1,300 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly less than twice the size of Delaware |
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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 continental shelf: not specified exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
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Climate: |
tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May) |
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Terrain: |
flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 53 m |
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Natural resources: |
fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum |
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Land use: |
arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 0.5% other: 74.5% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
20 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years) |
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Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; desertification; water-borne diseases prevalent |
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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, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the continent of Africa |
More about The Gambia:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal |
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Geographic coordinates: |
13 28 N, 16 34 W |
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Map references: |
Africa |
|
Area: |
total: 11,300 sq km
land: 10,000 sq km water: 1,300 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly less than twice the size of Delaware |
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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 continental shelf: not specified exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
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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 |
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Natural resources: |
fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum |
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Land use: |
arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 0.5% other: 74.5% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
20 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years) |
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Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; desertification; water-borne diseases prevalent |
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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, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the continent of Africa |
More about The Gambia: