Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana
Geographic coordinates: 8° 0' N, 1° 10' E
Coastline km: 56 km km
Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
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Natural hazards: hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts. deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
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Languages: French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)
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