Total Area: 1.267 million sq km
Land Area: 1,226,700 sq km
Water Area: 300 sq km
Size Comparative: Slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Bordering Countries: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, and Nigeria
Distance of Land Boundaries: 5,697 km
Distance of Coast Line: o km (landlocked)
Climate: Dessert; mostly hot, dry, and dusty; tropical in extreme south
Terrain: Predominately dessert plans and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
Lowest Point: Niger river 200 m
Highest Point: Idoukal-n-Taghes 2,022 m
Land Area: 1,226,700 sq km
Water Area: 300 sq km
Size Comparative: Slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Bordering Countries: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, and Nigeria
Distance of Land Boundaries: 5,697 km
Distance of Coast Line: o km (landlocked)
Climate: Dessert; mostly hot, dry, and dusty; tropical in extreme south
Terrain: Predominately dessert plans and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
Lowest Point: Niger river 200 m
Highest Point: Idoukal-n-Taghes 2,022 m