Territorial sea: 12 nm
_#_Disputes: short section of the boundary with The Gambia is indefinite; the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rendered its decision on the Guinea-Bissau/Senegal maritime boundary in favor of Senegal—that decision has been rejected by Guinea-Bissau; boundary with Mauritania
_#_Climate: tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (December to April) has strong southeast winds; dry season (May to November) dominated by hot, dry harmattan wind
_#_Terrain: generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast
_#_Natural resources: fish, phosphates, iron ore
_#_Land use: arable land 27%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 30%; forest and woodland 31%; other 12%; includes irrigated 1%
_#_Environment: lowlands seasonally flooded; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
_#_Note: The Gambia is almost an enclave
_*People #_Population: 7,952,657 (July 1991), growth rate 3.1% (1991)
_#_Birth rate: 44 births/1,000 population (1991)