The Gambia less than wide at its widest point, with a total area of . About (11.5%) of the Gambia's area are covered by water. It is the smallest country on the African mainland. In comparative terms, the Gambia has a total area slightly less than that of the island of Jamaica. Senegal surrounds the Gambia on three sides, with of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean marking its western extremity. The present boundaries were defined in 1889 after an agreement between the United Kingdom and France. During the negotiations between the French and the British in Paris, the French initially gave the
Geography of the Gambia Natural resources: fish, clay, silica sand, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon Land use: <br>"arable land:" 43.48% <br>"permanent crops:" 0.49% <br>"other:" 56.03% (2011) <br>"total:" 0.09 km/yr (41%/21%/39%) <br>"per capita:" 65.77 m/yr (2005) Current issues: deforestation, desertification, prevalence of water-borne diseases, drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years) Environment - party to international agreements on: This is a list of the extreme points of the Gambia, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Geography of the Gambia The Gambia is a very small and narrow country with the border based