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FACT FILE
| Location: |
Western Africa, north of Ghana |
| Geographic coordinates: |
13 00 N, 2 00 W |
| 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 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, Nuclear Test Ban |
| Geography - note: |
landlocked |
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| Location: |
Western Africa, north of Ghana |
| Geographic
coordinates: |
13 00 N, 2 00 W |
| Area: |
total: 274,200 sq km
land: 273,800 sq km
water: 400 sq km |
The international time
zone is Greenwich - 1
The international dialling code is +226.
From June
1995, visas are compulsory for entry into Burkina
Faso. You can fly to this country by Air Afrique, Air
France or Sabena ailrines. |
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