Niger
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Niger
Official name: | Republic of Niger |
Capital: | Niamey |
Area: | total: 1.267 million sq km water: 300 sq km land: 1,266,700 sq km |
Climate: | desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south |
Location: | Western Africa, southeast of Algeria |
Geographic coordinates: | 16 00 N, 8 00 E |
Comparative Area: | 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) |
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 Bagzane 2,022 m |
Map of Niger