!!!Niger: Geography
||Location|Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
||Geographic Coordinates|16 00 N, 8 00 E[{GoogleMap location='16.0,8.0' zoom='4'}]
||Area |''total: ''1.267 million sq km\\''land: ''1,266,700 sq km\\''water: ''300 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__]
||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)
||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Niger River 200 m\\''highest point: ''Idoukal-n-Taghes 2,022 m
||Highest Mountains|__As there is no entry in [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com] we are listing mountain list of [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org] only:__\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Adrar Tchirelissene 1892 m; Agareroum 1881 m; Ifallatatene 1695 m; Balarses 1647 m; I -n-Debirene 1639 m\\ \\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] 
||Terrain|predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
||Natural Hazards|recurring droughts
||Natural Resource|uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum
||Land Use|''arable land: ''11.79%\\''permanent crops: ''0.05%\\''other: ''88.16% (2011)
||Climate|desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
||Irrigated Land|736.6 sq km (2005)
||Renewable Water Resources|33.65 cu km (2011)
||Environment_CurrentIssues|overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction
||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands\\''signed, but not ratified: ''Law of the Sea
||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Niamey; Zinder; Maradi; Agadez; Arlit\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Niamey; Zinder; Maradi; Agadez; Alaghsas\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Cities|Geography/Africa/Niger/Geography/Important_Cities]
||Geography-note|landlocked; one of the hottest countries in the world; northern four-fifths is desert, southern one-fifth is savanna, suitable for livestock and limited agriculture