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Geography of Benin
Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo |
Geographic coordinates: |
9 30 N, 2 15 E |
Map references: |
Africa |
Area: |
total: 112,620 sq km land: 110,620 sq km water: 2,000 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
Land boundaries: |
total: 1,989 km border countries: Burkina Faso 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria 773 km, Togo 644 km |
Coastline: |
121 km |
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 200 nm |
Climate: |
tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
Terrain: |
mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Sokbaro 658 m |
Natural resources: |
small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber |
Land use: |
arable land: 23.53% permanent crops: 2.37% other: 74.1% (2005) |
Irrigated land: |
120 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources: |
25.8 cu km (2001) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): |
total: 0.13 cu km/yr (32%/23%/45%) per capita: 15 cu m/yr (2001) |
Natural hazards: |
hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March |
Environment - current issues: |
inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching threatens wildlife populations; deforestation; desertification |
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 |
Geography - note: |
sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands |
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Country Profile of Benin
Communications of Benin
Economy of Benin
Geography of Benin
Government of Benin
Transnational Issues of Benin
Military of Benin
People of Benin
Transportation of Benin
The information above is a partial reproduction of Google Maps and the CIA World Factbook.
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