Geography Statistics of Niger
- Coastline: 0 km landlocked (0 miles)
- Land Area:
(land) 489,073 sq miles (1,266,700 sq km)
(water) 116 sq miles (300 sq km)
(TOTAL) 489,189 sq miles (1,267,000 sq km)
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- Land Divisions: There are 8 regions in Niger and 1 capital district*. They are Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, and Zinder.
- Horizontal Width: 707.12 miles (1,137.99 km) from Niamey east to Diffa
- Vertical Length: 556.75 miles (896 km) from Madama south to Diffa
Note: Lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements from a Mercator map projection, and will vary some using other map projections - Bordering Countries: (7) Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria
- Geographic Center: About 238.59 miles (383.97 km) east of Agadaz
- Highest Point: Mont Idoukal-n-Taghes 6,633 ft (2,022 m)
- Lowest Point: Niger River 656 ft (200 m)
- Latitude and Longitude
- Relative Location
Niger's Information

Land Area | 1,266,700 km2 |
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Water Area | 300 km2 |
Total Area | 1,267,000km2 (#21) |
Population | 18,638,600 (#60) |
Population Density | 14.71/km2 |
Government Type | Semi-presidential Republic |
GDP (PPP) | $20.15 Billion |
GDP Per Capita | 1,100$ |
Currency | Franc (XOF) |
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This page was last updated on April 7, 2017.