חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location:
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Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo |
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Geographic coordinates:
| 9 30 N, 2 15 E |
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Map references:
| Africa |
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Area:
| total: 112,620 sq km
land: 110,620 sq km water: 2,000 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
| slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
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Land boundaries:
| total: 1,989 km
border countries: Burkina Faso 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria 773 km, Togo 644 km |
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Coastline:
| 121 km |
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Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 200 nm |
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Climate:
| tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
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Terrain:
| mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains |
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Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Sokbaro 658 m |
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Natural resources:
| small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber |
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Land use:
| arable land: 18.08%
permanent crops: 2.4% other: 79.52% (2001) |
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Irrigated land:
| 120 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
| hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March |
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Environment - current issues:
| inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching threatens wildlife populations; deforestation; desertification |
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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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note:
| sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands |
More about Benin:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
|
Location:
|
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo |
|
Geographic coordinates:
| 9 30 N, 2 15 E |
|
Map references:
| Africa |
|
Area:
| total: 112,620 sq km
land: 110,620 sq km water: 2,000 sq km |
|
Area - comparative:
| slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
|
Land boundaries:
| total: 1,989 km
border countries: Burkina Faso 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria 773 km, Togo 644 km |
|
Coastline:
| 121 km |
|
Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 200 nm |
|
Climate:
| tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north |
|
Terrain:
| mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains |
|
Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Sokbaro 658 m |
|
Natural resources:
| small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber |
|
Land use:
| arable land: 18.08%
permanent crops: 2.4% other: 79.52% (2001) |
|
Irrigated land:
| 120 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
| hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March |
|
Environment - current issues:
| 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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note:
| sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands |
More about Benin: