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| Location | Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana |
| Geographic coordinates | 8 00 N, 1 10 E |
| Map references | africa |
| Area |
total: 56,785 sq km water: 2,400 sq km land: 54,385 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than West Virginia |
| Land boundaries |
total: 1,647 km border countries: benin 644 km, burkina faso 126 km, ghana 877 km |
| Coastline | 56 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 30 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
| Terrain | gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: atlantic ocean 0 m highest point: mont agou 986 m |
| Natural resources | phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land |
| Land use |
arable land: 46.15% permanent crops: 2.21% other: 51.64% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 70 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts |
| Environment - current issues | deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, desertification, endangered species, law of the sea, ozone layer protection, ship pollution, tropical timber 83, tropical timber 94, wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography note | the country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna |
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