Location:
Western Africa, north of Ghana
Geographic coordinates:
13 00 N, 2 00 W
Map references:
Africa
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
Coastline: Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
274,200 sq km
country comparison to the world: 75
land:
273,800 sq km
water:
400 sq km
slightly larger than Colorado
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
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]
0 km (landlocked)
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast
lowest point:
Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m
highest point:
Tena Kourou 749 m
manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt
arable land:
20.79%
permanent crops:
0.24%
other:
78.98% (2011)
250 sq km (2003)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
12.5 cu km (2011)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
total:
0.72 cu km/yr (46%/3%/51%)
per capita:
54.99 cu m/yr (2005)
recurring droughts
recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
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
landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas