Geographic coordinates: 13 00 N, 2 00 W
Map references: Africa
Area:
total:
274,200 sq km
land:
273,800 sq km
water:
400 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly larger than Colorado
Land boundaries:
total:
3,192 km
border countries:
Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 548 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
Climate: tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Terrain: mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast
Elevation extremes:
lowest point:
Mouhoun? ([Black Volta]?) River 200 m
highest point:
[Tena Kourou]? 749 m
Natural resources: manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates?, zinc, silver
Land use:
arable land:
13%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
22%
forests and woodland:
50%
other:
15% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 200 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: recurring drought?s
Environment - current issues: recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban
Geography - note: landlocked