Geography of Nigeria: At a glance
Area:
- Total: 923,768 sq km
- Land: 910,768 sq km
- Water: 13,000 sq km
- Land boundaries: Total- 4,047 km
Border countries:
- Benin 773 km,
- Cameroon 1,690 km,
- Chad 87 km,
- Niger 1,497 km.
Others:
- Coastline: 853 km
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- 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.
Elevation extremes:
- Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Highest point: Chappal Waddi 2,419 m
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