Senegal
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Introduction - Senegal: | Location - Senegal: | Location | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania | | Geographic coordinates | 14 00 N, 14 00 W | | Map references | Africa | | Area | total: 196,190 sq km
land: 192,000 sq km
water: 4,190 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly smaller than South Dakota | | Land boundaries | total: 2,640 km
border countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km | | Coastline | 531 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin | | Climate | tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind | | Terrain | generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m | | Natural resources | fish, phosphates, iron ore | | Land use | arable land: 12.51%
permanent crops: 0.24%
other: 87.25% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 1,200 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts | | Environment current issues | wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling | | Geography note | westernmost country on the African continent; The Gambia is almost an enclave within Senegal | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |