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  1.                                                                                 Geography
  2.  
  3. Total area: 56,790 km2
  4.  
  5. Land area: 54,390 km2
  6.  
  7. Comparative area: slightly smaller than West Virginia
  8.  
  9. Land boundaries: 1,647 km total; Benin 644 km, Burkina 126 km,
  10. Ghana 877 km
  11.  
  12. Coastline: 56 km
  13.  
  14. Maritime claims: -- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm --
  15. Territorial sea: 30 nm
  16.  
  17. Disputes: none
  18.  
  19. Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
  20.  
  21. Terrain: gently rolling savanna in north; central hills;
  22. southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and
  23. marshes
  24.  
  25. Natural resources: phosphates, limestone, marble
  26.  
  27. Land use: arable land 25%; permanent crops 1%; meadows and
  28. pastures 4%; forest and woodland 28%; other 42%; includes
  29. irrigated NEGL%
  30.  
  31. Environment: hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in
  32. north during winter; recent droughts affecting agriculture;
  33. deforestation  
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