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Geography
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana
8 00 N, 1 10 E
Area: 
total: 56,785 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
125
land: 54,385 sq km
water: 2,400 sq km
slightly smaller than West Virginia
total: 1,647 km
border countries: Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km
56 km
territorial sea: 30 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Current Weather
tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Agou 986 m
phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
arable land: 44.2%
permanent crops: 2.11%
other: 53.69% (2005)
70 sq km (2003)
14.7 cu km (2001)
total: 0.17 cu km/yr (53%/2%/45%)
per capita: 28 cu m/yr (2000)
hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts
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
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
the country’s length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna
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