| Location: |
Western Africa, north of Ghana
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| Geographic coordinates: |
13 00 N, 2 00 W
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| Area: |
total:
274,200 sq km
land:
273,800 sq km
water:
400 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than Colorado
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
3,192 km
border countries:
Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 548 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km
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| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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| Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked)
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| Climate: |
tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
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| Terrain: |
mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m
highest point:
Tena Kourou 749 m
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| Natural resources: |
manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver
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| Land use: |
arable land:
13%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
22%
forests and woodland:
50%
other:
15% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
200 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
recurring droughts
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| Environment - current issues: |
recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban
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| Geography - note: |
landlocked
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