| Location | Western Africa, north of Ghana |
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| Geographic coordinates | 13 00 N, 2 00 W |
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| Zone | Africa |
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| Area | total: 274,200 sq km
land: 273,800 sq km
water: 400 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 3,193 km
border countries: Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 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, phosphates, pumice, salt |
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| Irrigated land | 0 km (landlocked) |
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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, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| Geography - note | landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas |
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