חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria |
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Geographic coordinates: |
16 00 N, 8 00 E |
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Map references: |
Africa |
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Area: |
total: 1.267 million sq km
land: 1,266,700 sq km water: 300 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
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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 |
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Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
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Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
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Climate: |
desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south |
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Terrain: |
predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Niger River 200 m
highest point: Mont Bagzane 2,022 m |
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Natural resources: |
uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum |
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Land use: |
arable land: 3.54%
permanent crops: 0.01% other: 96.45% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
660 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
recurring droughts |
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Environment - current issues: |
overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction |
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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 |
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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 |
More about Niger:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
|
Location: |
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria |
|
Geographic coordinates: |
16 00 N, 8 00 E |
|
Map references: |
Africa |
|
Area: |
total: 1.267 million sq km
land: 1,266,700 sq km water: 300 sq km |
|
Area - comparative: |
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
|
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) |
|
Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
|
Climate: |
desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south |
|
Terrain: |
predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north |
|
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Niger River 200 m
highest point: Mont Bagzane 2,022 m |
|
Natural resources: |
uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum |
|
Land use: |
arable land: 3.54%
permanent crops: 0.01% other: 96.45% (2001) |
|
Irrigated land: |
660 sq km (1998 est.) |
|
Natural hazards: |
recurring droughts |
|
Environment - current issues: |
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 |
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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 |
More about Niger: