Niger Geography

Country Name: Republic of Niger

Capital City: Niamey

Population: 12,525,094 (2006)

Population Growth: 2.92% (2006)

Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)

Languages: French (official)

Area: 1.267 million sq km

Inflation Rate: 0.2% (2004 est.)

Unemployment Rate: NA%

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF NIGER

Location:

Western Africa, southeast of Algeria

Geographic Co-ordinates:

16 00 N, 8 00 E

Area - total:

1.267 million sq km

Area - total:

1.267 million sq km

Area - land:

1,266,700 sq km

Area - water:

300 sq km

Land Boundaries:

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

Terrain:

predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north

Elevation - highest point:

Mont Bagzane 2,022 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Niger River 200 m

Natural Resources:

uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum

Arable Land:

11.43%

Permanent Crops:

0.01%

Other Land Use:

88.56% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

recurring droughts