| | Geographic Coordinates: | 8 00 N, 1 10 E | | Location: | Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana | | Area: | total: 56,785 sq km
land: 54,385 sq km
water: 2,400 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly smaller than West Virginia | | Land boundaries: | total: 1,647 km
border countries: Benin 644 km, Burkina Faso 126 km, Ghana 877 km | | Coastline: | 56 km | | Terrain: | gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Agou 986 m | | Capital: | 5 regions (regions, singular - region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes |
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