Burkina Faso: Geography#
| Location | Western Africa, north of Ghana |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 13 00 N, 2 00 W 13.0,-2.0 |
| Area | total: 274,200 sq km land: 273,800 sq km water: 400 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: 274200 DBpedia: 274199 Geoname: 274200 Infoplease: 274200 Britannica: 270764 Wolfram: 274200 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: 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 |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m highest point: Tena Kourou 749 m |
| Highest Mountains | |
| Terrain | mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast |
| Natural Hazards | recurring droughts |
| Natural Resource | manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt |
| Land Use | arable land: 20.79% permanent crops: 0.24% other: 78.98% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers |
| Irrigated Land | 250 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 12.5 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands 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: Ouagadougou; Bobo Dioulasso; Koudougou; Banfora; Ouahigouya According to Geonames: Ouagadougou; Bobo-Dioulasso; Koudougou; Ouahigouya; Banfora 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 | landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas |