Location:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
Coastline:
531 km
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
Geography:
Western most country on the African continent; The Gambia is almost an enclave within Senegal
