Gambia Geography

Country Name: Republic of The Gambia

Capital City: Banjul

Population: 1,641,564 (July 2006)

Population Growth: 2.84% (2006)

Currency: dalasi (GMD)

Languages: English (official)

Area: 11,300 sq km

Inflation Rate: 14% (2006)

Unemployment Rate: NA%

Domain extension: .gm

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF GAMBIA

Location:

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal

Geographic Co-ordinates:

13 28 N, 16 34 W

Area - total:

11,300 sq km

Area - total:

11,300 sq km

Area - land:

10,000 sq km

Area - water:

1,300 sq km

Land Boundaries:

740 km

Border Countries:

Senegal 740 km

Terrain:

flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills

Elevation - highest point:

unnamed location 53 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum

Arable Land:

27.88%

Permanent Crops:

0.44%

Other Land Use:

71.68% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years)