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<text id=93CT1235>
<title>
Senegal--Geography
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Senegal
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean
between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 196,190 km2</l>
<l> land area: 192,000 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly smaller than South Dakota</l>
</list>
<p>Land boundaries: total 2,640 km, The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330
km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 531 km
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> contiguous zone: 24 nm</l>
<l> continental shelf: 200 nm or the edge of continental
margin</l>
<l> exclusive economic zone: 200 nm</l>
<l> territorial sea: 12 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: short section of the boundary with The
Gambia is indefinite; the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
on 12 November 1991 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
</p>
<p>Climate: tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (December to
April) has strong southeast winds; dry season (May to November)
dominated by hot, dry harmattan wind
</p>
<p>Terrain: generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in
southeast
</p>
<p>Natural resources: fish, phosphates, iron ore
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 27%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 0%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 30%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 31%</l>
<l> other: 12%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: 1,800 km2 (1989 est.)
</p>
<p>Environment: lowlands seasonally flooded; deforestation;
overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
</p>
<p>Note: The Gambia is almost an enclave
</p></body></article></text>