Total Area: 923,768 sq km
Land Area: 910,768 sq km
Water Area: 13,000 sq km
Size comparative to U.S. territory: about six times the size of Georgia; slightly more than twice the size of California
Border countries (4): Benin (809 km), Cameroon (1,975 km), Chad (85 km), Niger (1,608 km)
Land Boundary Distance: 4,477 km
Coastline Distance: 853 km
Climate: varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Terrain: southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north
Point of lowest elevation: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Point of highest elevation: Chappal Waddi (2,419 m)
Land Area: 910,768 sq km
Water Area: 13,000 sq km
Size comparative to U.S. territory: about six times the size of Georgia; slightly more than twice the size of California
Border countries (4): Benin (809 km), Cameroon (1,975 km), Chad (85 km), Niger (1,608 km)
Land Boundary Distance: 4,477 km
Coastline Distance: 853 km
Climate: varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Terrain: southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north
Point of lowest elevation: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Point of highest elevation: Chappal Waddi (2,419 m)