Northern Region, Nigeria patches of grass and sand, found in the northeast. In the Sahel region, rain is less than 20 inches (508 mm) per year and the Sahara Desert is encroaching. In the dry north-east corner of the country lies Lake Chad, which Northern Nigeria shares with Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Northern Nigeria is divided into 18 provinces: Kano, the largest of the provinces in terms of population and economy is in the North-Central part of the country. The Kano Native Authority an offshoot of the fula Kano Emirate inherited the ancient trade industries that fuelled the trans saharan trade with North
Geography of Chad same location. Similar temperature rises were also reported in Niger, which began to enter a famine situation. On 26 July the heat reached near-record levels over Chad and Niger. Area: <br>"total:" 1.284 million km² <br>"land:" 1,259,200 km² <br>"water:" 24,800 km² Area - comparative: <br>Canada: smaller than the Northwest Territories <br>US: slightly more than three times the size of California Land boundaries: <br>"total:" 6,406 km <br>"border countries:" Cameroon 1,116 km, Central African Republic 1,556 km, Libya 1,050 km, Niger 1,196 km, Nigeria 85 km, Sudan 1,403 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Elevation extremes: <br>"lowest point:" Djourab Depression