Senegal coastline , Senegal Natural Resources

Senegal

Location : western africa. bordering the north atlantic ocean. between guinea-bissau and mauritania

Geographic Coordinates : 14 00 n. 14 00 w

Map Reference : africa

Area : total: 196.190 sq km land: 192.000 sq km water: 4.190 sq km

Area Comparative: slightly smaller than south dakota

Senegal More Facts

Land boundaries : total: 2.640 km border countries: the gambia 740 km. guinea 330 km. guinea-bissau 338 km. mali 419 km. mauritania 813 km

coastline : 213

Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Climate: tropical; hot. humid; rainy season (may to november) has strong southeast winds; dry season (december to april) dominated by hot. dry. harmattan wind

Terrain : generally low. rolling. plains rising to foothills in southeast

Elevation extremes : lowest point: atlantic ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed feature near nepen diakha 581 m

Natural Resources :fish. phosphates. iron ore

Land use : arable land: 12.78% permanent crops: 0.21% other: 87.01% (2001)

Irrigated Lands : 710 sq km (1998 est.)