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Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
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Capital city with population
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Niamey - 398,265 |
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Forested Land
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1% |
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[181st of 193]
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Land use > Other
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88.56 %
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[118th of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.01 %
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[195th of 241]
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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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Maritime claims
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none (landlocked) |
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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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northernmost point > Latitude
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23°31'N |
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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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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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75.2 people/km² of arable lan |
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[168th of 188]
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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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Terrain
predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north |
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