Its mostly agrarian economy is hindered by the sandstone massif that dominates this country's southwest, greatly reducing the amount of arable land in this nation.  
Its mostly agrarian economy is hindered by the sandstone massif that dominates this country's southwest, greatly reducing the amount of arable land in this nation.  The Niger River basin and the existence of lakes and seasonal streams, however, makes the remaining portion of this nation's land very fertile, although the expansion of the Sahara desert and overfarming have created some water shortages on its northern border with Mali.  For ten points, name this landlocked nation which borders Niger to the east and Ghana to the south and has its capital at Ouagadougou.
Its mostly agrarian economy is hindered by the sandstone massif that dominates this country's southwest, greatly reducing the amount of arable land in this nation.  
{Burkina Faso}