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Niger is a landlocked nation in West Africa located along the border between the Sahara and Sub-Saharan regions. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east. Niger lies between latitudes 11° and 24°N, and longitudes 0° and 16°E. Its area is 1,267,000 ...
In recent years the border region has gained renewed focus, due to increasing numbers of African migrants crossing it, seeking to reach Europe. [9] [10] France has started to assist in policing the border in recent years given the insecurity there, from the Madama army base in northern Niger, 100 kilometres (62 miles) south of the Libyan border ...
The Mediterranean Sea, between Africa and Europe The Atlantic Ocean around the plate boundaries (text is in Finnish). The African and European mainlands are non-contiguous, and the delineation between these continents is thus merely a question of which islands are to be associated with which continent.
Bordering countries Akanyaru River Rwanda and Burundi: Akagera River Rwanda and Tanzania: Bahr al-Arab Sudan and South Sudan: Caledon River Lesotho and South Africa: Chobe River Namibia and Botswana: Congo River Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo: Donga River Nigeria and Cameroon: Kagitumba river Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania
The Niger River (/ ˈ n aɪ dʒ ər / NY-jər; French: (le) fleuve Niger [(lə) flœv niʒɛʁ]) is the main river of West Africa, extending about 4,180 kilometres (2,600 miles). Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km 2 (817,600 sq mi) in area. [11] Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border.
The border consists of three straight lines proceeding northeast between the tripoints with Mali and Libya. [2] The westernmost line runs from the Malian tripoint to the Agadez-Tamanrasset highway for 175 km (109 mi); the middle section run for 229 km (142 mi) up to the vicinity of I-n-Azaoua; and the final and longest segment runs for 552 km (343 mi) up to the Libyan tripoint.
Surrounded by seven other countries, Niger has a total of 5,834 km of borders. The longest border is with Nigeria to the south, at 1,608 km . This is followed by Chad to the east ( 1,196 km ), Algeria to the north-northwest ( 951 km ), and Mali to the west ( 838 km ).
Distinct Land Borders: Refers to the number of separate geographic boundaries a country shares with its neighbors. A single country may have multiple distinct land borders with the same neighbour (e.g., due to enclaves, exclaves, or disconnected regions). Distinct Land Neighbours: Refers to the number of unique countries a nation borders via land.