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The border starts in the west at Beninese tripoint in the Niger river, then proceeds overland in a northwards direction, before turning eastwards in a broad arc.The border then proceeds eastwards in a broadly eastwards direction, though with considerable undulation, before reaching the Komadougou Yobe river; the boundary then follows this river eastwards to the tripoint with Chad in Lake Chad. [2]
Niger map of Köppen climate classification. Niger's climate is largely hot and dry, with most of the country in a desert region. The terrain is predominantly desert plains and sand dunes. There are also large plains in the south and hills in the north. In the southwest, there is a hot semi-arid climate near the edges of the Niger River Basin.
Niger has the 11th highest maternal mortality rate in the world at 820 deaths/100,000 live births. [152] There were 3 physicians and 22 nurses per 100,000 persons in 2006. [153] Clean drinking water is scarce by global standards, with significant differences between urban and rural areas. Niger is located at the bottom of the UN Human ...
The location of Niger An enlargeable map of Niger. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Niger: Niger – landlocked sovereign country located in West Africa. [1] It was named for the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and ...
Border with Niger, Kidal and Gao regions: 4°00′E: 142 Benin: Border with Nigeria: 3°50′E 143 Burkina Faso: Est Region, border with Niger and Benin in the Atakora River: 2°25′E 144 Andorra: La Palomera, Canillo: 1°47′E 145 Togo: Border with Benin at Atlantic coast, Maritime Region: 1°46′E 146 Ghana: Border with Togo, Volta Region ...
The borders that have reopened are mainly in remote desert areas. Niger's key entryways for trade and commerce remain closed due to sanctions imposed by ECOWAS. ... Niger is the world's seventh ...
Countries by land border length Antarctica and countries in purple are those without any land border. This list gives the number of distinct land borders of each country or territory, as well as the neighboring countries and territories. The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1]
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.