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The World and a Very Small Place: A History of
Globalization in Niumi, The Gambia
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Farasuto Forest
Community Nature Reserve, the Gambia
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The grassy flood plain of the Gambia river contains
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Environment - party to international agreements on:
259:map at 1-km resolution for the Gambia (1991–2020)
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693:Craig Emms and Linda Barnett (2001).
59:country with the border based on the
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257:Köppen–Geiger climate classification
708:"Sare Firasu Hill - Peakbagger.com"
543:Children swimming near Lamin Lodge.
307:fish, clay, silica sand, titanium (
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684:(New York: M.E. Sharp) p. 151–152.
30:Location of The Gambia (in circle)
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695:Bradt Travel Guide for The Gambia
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1482:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
1252:Democratic Republic of the Congo
1058:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
828:Democratic Republic of the Congo
648: This article incorporates
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46:Satellite image of The Gambia
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813:Central African Republic
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1586:Geography of the Gambia
628:Districts of the Gambia
279:, flanked by low hills
240:exclusive fishing zone:
650:public domain material
464:Central River Division
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125:Geographic coordinates
113:, bordering the North
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1397:SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe
1257:Republic of the Congo
973:SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe
833:Republic of the Congo
496:Westernmost point -
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478:Upper River Division
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208:Senegal 749 km
1472:States with limited
1048:States with limited
759:Geography of Africa
414:, desertification,
283:Elevation extremes:
185:slightly less than
143: /
1183:Climate of Africa
712:www.peakbagger.com
656:The World Factbook
416:endangered species
305:Natural resources:
291:Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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355:50 km (2011)
206:border countries:
147:13.467°N 16.567°W
93:Guinean mangroves
22:Map of The Gambia
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361:8 km (2011)
298:Sare Firasu Hill
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1217:Burkina Faso
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715:. Retrieved
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1317:Ivory Coast
1050:recognition
1003:South Sudan
893:Ivory Coast
428:ozone layer
374:per capita:
331:arable land
214:80 km
150: /
79:and is the
1529:(Portugal)
1487:Somaliland
1407:Seychelles
1372:Mozambique
1357:Mauritania
1342:Madagascar
1297:The Gambia
1232:Cape Verde
1105:(Portugal)
1063:Somaliland
983:Seychelles
948:Mozambique
933:Mauritania
918:Madagascar
873:The Gambia
808:Cape Verde
717:2024-09-11
639:References
623:The Gambia
567:River bird
555:The river.
273:floodplain
212:Coastline:
103:Statistics
52:The Gambia
1362:Mauritius
938:Mauritius
579:A market.
326:Land use:
108:Location:
1580:Category
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1262:Djibouti
1227:Cameroon
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858:Eswatini
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803:Cameroon
788:Botswana
617:See also
474:Sembagne
313:ilmenite
270:Terrain:
264:Climate:
232:18
191:Delaware
81:smallest
1538:RĂ©union
1534:Mayotte
1525:Madeira
1520:(Spain)
1516:Melilla
1447:Tunisia
1417:Somalia
1402:Senegal
1387:Nigeria
1377:Namibia
1367:Morocco
1332:Liberia
1327:Lesotho
1277:Eritrea
1247:Comoros
1222:Burundi
1197:Algeria
1114:RĂ©union
1110:Mayotte
1101:Madeira
1096:(Spain)
1092:Melilla
1023:Tunisia
993:Somalia
978:Senegal
963:Nigeria
953:Namibia
943:Morocco
908:Liberia
903:Lesotho
853:Eritrea
823:Comoros
798:Burundi
773:Algeria
518:Gallery
470:Senegal
456:Senegal
440:whaling
436:wetland
335:43.48%
275:of the
187:Jamaica
138:16°34′W
135:13°28′N
119:Senegal
87:Terrain
77:Senegal
73:enclave
57:African
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1457:Zambia
1452:Uganda
1392:Rwanda
1347:Malawi
1307:Guinea
1202:Angola
1133:
1116:
1103:
1033:Zambia
1028:Uganda
968:Rwanda
923:Malawi
883:Guinea
778:Angola
369:total:
346:other:
343:0.49%
321:zircon
309:rutile
201:total:
176:water:
166:total:
69:France
1512:Ceuta
1432:Sudan
1382:Niger
1337:Libya
1322:Kenya
1302:Ghana
1292:Gabon
1267:Egypt
1207:Benin
1088:Ceuta
1008:Sudan
958:Niger
913:Libya
898:Kenya
878:Ghana
868:Gabon
843:Egypt
783:Benin
668:Notes
652:from
171:land:
162:Area:
1442:Togo
1352:Mali
1242:Chad
1018:Togo
928:Mali
818:Chad
591:The
311:and
117:and
67:and
661:CIA
317:tin
315:),
234:nmi
75:of
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