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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Central African Franc
Currency Symbol: XAF
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: 112,622 sq km ; land: 110,622 sq km ; water: 2,000 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Mont Sokbaro 658 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 2,123 km ; border countries: Burkina Faso 386 km, Niger 277 km, Nigeria 809 km, Togo 651 km
Coastline: 121 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 200 nm
Geography - Note: sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands