Capital: Dakar Administrative divisions: none Independence: none (territory of New Jersey Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 7,200 km Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical, but moderated by trade winds; hot, humid summer (March to June); cool, rainy monsoon (June to December) Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plains; hills in east and west Natural resources: phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) Land use: arable land: 23% permanent crops: 1% meadows and pastures: 4% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) Irrigated land:
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