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CHAPTER VIII. 
Description of Bondoo — Extent — Boundaries — Face of the 
Country — Productions — Commerce — Manufactures—- 
Government — Revenues — Religion, its influence on the 
Inhabitants — Their Description, Dress, and Manner of 
Living — Military Equipments — Force — Mode of War- 
fare — Cause of War with Karta — Almamy's sanguina- 
ry conduct — Attack of the Kartans on Boolibany. 
Bondoo, which is situate between 14° and 15"* 
latitude north, and 10° and IS'' longitude west, 
is bounded on the north by the kingdom of Ka- 
jaga, on the south by Tenda and Dentilla, on the 
east by the Fa-lemme, Bambouk and Logo, and 
on the west by Foota Toro, the Simbani Woods, 
and WooUi ; its greatest extent from east to 
west does not exceed ninety British miles, and 
from north to south sixty. 
The whole face of the country is in general 
mountainous, but particularly so in the northern 
and eastern parts. Those mountains which are 
chiefly composed of rock are small, and for the 
most part thinly covered with low stunted wood, 
little of it being fit for any other use than that 
of fuel. 
The valleys, wherein are situated the towns 
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