Contiguous zone: 18 nm;

Continental shelf: not specific;

Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm;

Territorial sea: 12 nm

_#_Disputes: short section of boundary with Senegal is indefinite

_#_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

_#_Natural resources: fish

_#_Land use: arable land 16%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 9%; forest and woodland 20%; other 55%; includes irrigated 3%

_#_Environment: deforestation