Woodlands comprise approximately 31 percent of the land area of Benin. Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Nigeria and Togo  Geographic coordinates: Continent: Africa  Area: "total:" 112 622 km2 "land:" 110 622 km2 "water:" 2 000 km2  Area comparative  Land boundaries: "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 nautical miles (370.4 km)  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:" 23.94% "permanent crops:" 3.99% "other:" 72.06% (2012)  Irrigated land: 230.4 km2 (2012)  "'Total renewable water resources:" 26.39 km3 (2011)  Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):  Natural hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north in 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, Whaling Sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands. Benin's climate is hot and humid. Annual rainfall in the coastal area averages , not particularly high for coastal West Africa. Benin has two rainy and two dry seasons. The principal rainy season is from April to late July, with a shorter less intense rainy period from late September to November. The main dry season is from December to April, with a short cooler dry season from late July to early September. Temperatures and humidity are high along the tropical coast. In Cotonou, the average maximum temperature is ; the minimum is .