Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana
8 00 N, 1 10 E
Africa
total: 56,785 sq km
land: 54,385 sq km
water: 2,400 sq km
slightly smaller than West Virginia
total: 1,880 km
border countries (3): Benin 651 km; Burkina Faso 131 km; Ghana 1,098 km
56 km
territorial sea: 30 nm; note: the US does not recognize this claim
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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
highest point: Mont Agou 986 m
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
mean elevation: 236 m
phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
agricultural land: 67.4% (2018 est.)
arable land: 45.2% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 3.8% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 18.4% (2018 est.)
forest: 4.9% (2018 est.)
other: 27.7% (2018 est.)
70 sq km (2012)
Atlantic Ocean drainage: Volta (410,991 sq km)
one of the more densely populated African nations with most of the population residing in rural communities, density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast as shown in this population distribution map
hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts
the country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna
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