Geography (Burkina)
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     Total area:
         274,200 km2
     Land area:
         273,800 km2
     Comparative area:
         slightly larger than Colorado
     Land boundaries:
         3,192 km; Benin 306 km, Ghana 548 km, Ivory Coast 584 km, Mali 1,000 km,
         Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km
     Coastline:
         none - landlocked
     Maritime claims:
         none - landlocked
     Disputes:
         the disputed international boundary between Burkina and Mali was submitted
         to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in October 1983 and the ICJ
         issued its final ruling in December 1986, which both sides agreed to accept;
         Burkina and Mali are proceeding with boundary demarcation, including the
         tripoint with Niger
     Climate:
         tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
     Terrain:
         mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast
     Natural resources:
         manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper,
         nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver
     Land use:
         arable land 10%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures 37%; forest and
         woodland 26%; other 27%, includes irrigated NEGL%
     Environment:
         recent droughts and desertification severely affecting marginal agricultural
         activities, population distribution, economy; overgrazing; deforestation
     Note:
         landlocked