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FACT FILE
| Location: |
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria |
| Geographic coordinates: |
16 00 N, 8 00 E |
| Area: |
total: 1.267 million sq km
land: 1,266,700 sq km
water: 300 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| 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) |
| Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
| Climate: |
desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south |
| Terrain: |
predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling
plains in south; hills in north |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Niger River 200 m
highest point: Mont
Greboun 1,944 m |
| Natural resources: |
uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum |
| Land use: |
arable land: 3%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 7%
forests and woodland:
2%
other: 88% (1993 est.) |
| Irrigated land: |
660 sq km (1993 est.) |
| Natural hazards: |
recurring droughts |
| Environment - current
issues: |
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,
Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification,
Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Law of the Sea |
| Geography - note: |
landlocked |
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Capital: Niamey
Area: 1 267 000 km²
Population: 9 465 000
Currency: 1 US$ = 600 CFA
GDP: 165/787$
HDI : 173/206
Languages: French, Hausa, Fulani, Djerma, Kanuri, Tamachek
Ethnic groups: Hausa 50%, Songhai-Djerma 22%, Tuareg 10%, Fulani 8%,
Kanuri 4%
Religions: Muslim 85%, Animist 14%, Christian 1%
H of S: Major Daouda Malam Wanké April '99 |
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