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Tabular Data - Geography of Burkina Faso
| Location : |
Western Africa, north of Ghana |
| 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: 3,193 km
border countries: Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km |
| 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: 14.43%
permanent crops: 0.19%
other: 85.38% (2001) |
| Irrigated Land : |
250 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural Hazards : |
recurring droughts |
| 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 |
| Geography - Note : |
Landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas. |
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