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Total Area:
56,785 square kilometers
Land Area:
54,385 square kilometers
Water Area:
2,400 square kilometers
Size : US Territory Ratio:
Slightly smaller than West Virginia.
Neighboring Countries and Bodies of Water :
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana ; Bight of Benin
Land Boundary Distance:
1,647 kilometers
Distance of Coastline:
56 kilometers
Climate:
Hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
Terrain:
Rolling savanna in north; central hills; Low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
Elevation at its lowest:
Atlantic Ocean - 0 meters
Elevation at its highest:
Mont Agou - 986 meters
56,785 square kilometers
Land Area:
54,385 square kilometers
Water Area:
2,400 square kilometers
Size : US Territory Ratio:
Slightly smaller than West Virginia.
Neighboring Countries and Bodies of Water :
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana ; Bight of Benin
Land Boundary Distance:
1,647 kilometers
Distance of Coastline:
56 kilometers
Climate:
Hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
Terrain:
Rolling savanna in north; central hills; Low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes
Elevation at its lowest:
Atlantic Ocean - 0 meters
Elevation at its highest:
Mont Agou - 986 meters