| Location | Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo |
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| Geographic coordinates | 9 30 N, 2 15 E |
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| Zone | Africa |
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| Area | total: 112,620 sq km
land: 110,620 sq km
water: 2,000 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 1,989 km
border countries: Burkina Faso 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria 773 km, Togo 644 km |
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| Coastline | 121 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 200 nm |
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| Climate | tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
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| Terrain | mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Sokbaro 658 m |
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| Natural resources | small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber |
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| Irrigated land | 121 km |
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| Natural hazards | hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March |
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Environment -
current issues | inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching threatens wildlife populations; deforestation; desertification |
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Environment -
international agreements | 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, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| Geography - note | sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands |
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