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| NIGERIEN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
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Area > Land
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1,266,700 sq km |
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[21st of 238]
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Area > Total
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1,267,000 sq km |
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[28th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Niamey - 398,265 |
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Climate
desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south |
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Forested Land
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1% |
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[181st of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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16 00 N, 8 00 E |
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Land boundaries > 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 |
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Land use > Arable land
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11.43% |
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[100th of 258]
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Largest city
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Niamey |
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Largest city population
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587,000 |
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[111st of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Niamey - 398,265 |
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Location
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria |
Map references
Africa |
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Natural hazards
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recurring droughts |
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Natural resources
uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum |
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Population density
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7.86 people per sqkm |
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[211st of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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11.02 people/m²
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[185th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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1,267,000 km²
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[21st of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mont Bagzane |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Niger, Republic of Niger, Republique du Niger
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