Geography of the Gambia

The country's present boundaries were defined in 1889 after an agreement between the United Kingdom and France.

However, there is no historical evidence to support the story, and the border was actually delineated using careful surveying methods by the Franco-British boundary commission.

[1][2] The Gambia is almost an enclave of Senegal and is the smallest country on mainland Africa.

The grassy flood plain of the Gambia river contains Guinean mangroves near the coast, and becomes West Sudanian savanna upriver inland.

Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal Geographic coordinates: 13°28′N 16°34′W / 13.467°N 16.567°W / 13.467; -16.567 Area: total: 11,295 km2 land: 10,000 km2 water: 1,295 km2 Land boundaries: total: 749 km border countries: Senegal 749 km Coastline: 80 km Maritime claims: Climate: tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May) Terrain: floodplain of the Gambia River, flanked by low hills Elevation extremes: Natural resources: fish, clay, silica sand, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon Land use: arable land: 43.48% permanent crops: 0.49% other: 56.03% (2011) Current issues: deforestation, desertification, prevalence of water-borne diseases, drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years) Environment - party to international agreements on: This is a list of the extreme points of the Gambia, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.