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Geography
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d’Ivoire and Togo
8 00 N, 2 00 W
Area: 
total: 238,533 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
81
land: 227,533 sq km
water: 11,000 sq km
slightly smaller than Oregon
total: 2,094 km
border countries: Burkina Faso 549 km, Cote d’Ivoire 668 km, Togo 877 km
539 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm
Current Weather
tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Afadjato 885 m
gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone
arable land: 17.54%
permanent crops: 9.22%
other: 73.24% (2005)
310 sq km (2003)
53.2 cu km (2001)
total: 0.98 cu km/yr (24%/10%/66%)
per capita: 44 cu m/yr (2000)
dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts
recurrent drought in north severely affects agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching and habitat destruction threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Lake Volta is the world’s largest artificial lake
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