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Africa > Niger > Geography

NIGERIEN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Area > Land 1,266,700 sq km Time series [21st of 238]
Definition: Geography > Area > Land
Area > Total 1,267,000 sq km Time series [28th of 250]
Definition: Geography > Area > Total
Capital city with population Niamey - 398,265
Definition: Geography > Capital city with population
Climate
desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
Definition: Geography > Climate
Forested Land 1% [181st of 193]
Definition: Geography > Forested Land
Geographic coordinates 16 00 N, 8 00 E Time series
Definition: Geography > Geographic coordinates
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
Definition: Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries
Land use > Arable land 11.43% Time series [100th of 258]
Definition: Geography > Land use > Arable land
Largest city Niamey
Definition: Geography > Largest city
Largest city population 587,000 [111st of 174]
Definition: Geography > Largest city population
Largest city with population Niamey - 398,265
Definition: Geography > Largest city with population
Location
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
Definition: Geography > Location
Map references
Africa
Definition: Geography > Map references
Natural hazards recurring droughts Time series
Definition: Geography > Natural hazards
Natural resources
uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum
Definition: Geography > Natural resources
Population density 7.86 people per sqkm [211st of 256]
Definition: Geography > Population density
Population density > people per sq. km 11.02 people/m² Time series [185th of 204]
Definition: Geography > Population density > people per sq. km
Surface area > sq. km 1,267,000 km² Time series [21st of 206]
Definition: Geography > Surface area > sq. km
tallest mountains > Mountain Mont Bagzane
Definition: Geography > tallest mountains > Mountain

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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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