Niger: Geography#
| Location | Western Africa, southeast of Algeria |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 16 00 N, 8 00 E 16.0,8.0 |
| Area | total: 1.267 million sq km land: 1,266,700 sq km water: 300 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 5,697 km border countries: Algeria 956 km, Benin 266 km, Burkina Faso 628 km, Chad 1,175 km, Libya 354 km, Mali 821 km, Nigeria 1,497 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Niger River 200 m highest point: Idoukal-n-Taghes 2,022 m |
| Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Wolfram we are listing mountain list of Geonames only: According to Geonames: Adrar Tchirelissene 1892 m; Agareroum 1881 m; Ifallatatene 1695 m; Balarses 1647 m; I -n-Debirene 1639 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north |
| Natural Hazards | recurring droughts |
| Natural Resource | uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum |
| Land Use | arable land: 11.79% permanent crops: 0.05% other: 88.16% (2011) |
| Climate | desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south |
| Irrigated Land | 736.6 sq km (2005) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 33.65 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Niamey; Zinder; Maradi; Agadez; Arlit According to Geonames: Niamey; Zinder; Maradi; Agadez; Alaghsas Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | landlocked; one of the hottest countries in the world; northern four-fifths is desert, southern one-fifth is savanna, suitable for livestock and limited agriculture |