Benin: Geography#
| Location | Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 9 30 N, 2 15 E 9.5,2.25 |
| Area | total: 112,622 sq km land: 110,622 sq km water: 2,000 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 112622 DBpedia: 112622 Geoname: 112620 Infoplease: 112620 Britannica: 114763 Wolfram: 112622 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,123 km border countries: Burkina Faso 386 km, Niger 277 km, Nigeria 809 km, Togo 651 km |
| Coastline | 121 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Sokbaro 658 m |
| Highest Mountains | |
| Terrain | mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains |
| Natural Hazards | hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March |
| Natural Resource | small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber |
| Land Use | arable land: 22.48% permanent crops: 2.61% other: 74.9% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
| Irrigated Land | 230.4 sq km (2008) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 26.39 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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 |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Cotonou; Abomey-Calavi; Porto Novo; Djougou; Parakou According to Geonames: Cotonou; Abomey-Calavi; Djougou; Porto-Novo; Parakou Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands |