| Climate Gambia :
| tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May)
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| Terrain Gambia :
| flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills
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| Elevation extremes lowest Gambia :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Gambia :
| unnamed location 53 m
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| Natural resources Gambia :
| fish
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| Land use arableland Gambia :
| 25%
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| Irrigated land Gambia :
| 20 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Gambia :
| drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years)
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| Environment current issues Gambia :
| deforestation; desertification; water-borne diseases prevalent
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| Geography note Gambia :
| almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the continent of Africa
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