Trans-Gambia Highway Trans-Gambia Highway The Trans-Gambia Highway is the most important road in The Gambia, running across the centre of the nation in a north-south direction. The road is also economically important for Senegal, in which it is designated as the N4 road. The Gambia is an elongated state forming a country that is almost surrounded by Senegal (but not an enclave, as it also borders the Atlantic Ocean). The Gambia almost separates the Casamance region from the remainder of Senegal. The Trans-Gambia Highway provides the most important connection between the two parts of Senegal. As the N4, it runs from Kaolack
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