Senegal's Geography | Senegal Geography

Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania

Geographic coordinates: 14 00 N, 14 00 W

Map references: Africa

Area: Total: 196,190 sq km land: 192,000 sq km water: 4,190 sq km

Area - comparative: Slightly smaller than South Dakota

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: 531 km

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 land: 710 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards: Lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts

Environment - current issues: Wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing

Environment - international agreements: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling

Geography - note: Westernmost country on the African continent; The Gambia is almost an enclave within Senegal

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