There are deserts everywhere, and people are still too poor to have enough to eat. Where is the hottest country in the world?

There are five poorest countries in the world today. They basically rely on international aid to survive. Moreover, these countries all live in Africa. The country we are going to talk about today is the hottest country in the world, the people have the darkest skin, and their stomachs are never full. It is Niger and Japan.

Niger ***, a country that only relies on one river to survive, with deserts everywhere

Speaking of which, God is quite harsh on Niger, which is also an African country. , is also a desert country, but some countries rely on underground resources to live a particularly prosperous life. Why? Because there is oil.

Niger is different. Not only is there no oil underground, but almost 90% of the country’s 1.3 million square kilometers of land is desert area. Don’t you think that’s annoying?

Not only that, Niger and the country are famous for being very hot. In summer, the weather is often 40 or 50 degrees, and even in winter, it will not be lower than 20 degrees. Isn't this the Flame Mountain in "Journey to the West"? How can people live?

However, Niger also has a grassland climate. It is usually relatively cooler in January and February every year. It is said that sometimes the lowest temperature at night can reach about 10 degrees, but in other months it is above 30 degrees. Thinking about it this way, Nigerien people are really evil. Not to mention seeing snow, they can't even enjoy the crisp autumn air.

It doesn’t matter that there is a desert and the weather is hot. Who let your geographical location be ruined like this? The most unbearable thing is that there is only one river in the whole country of Niger! It is the Niger River that flows through many African countries and passes through Niger.

Why is this? In fact, it is understandable that Niger is a landlocked country, with Chad to the east, Benin and Nigeria to the south, Mali and Burkina Faso to the west, and Algeria and Libya to the north. These countries surrounded Niger, with no access to mountains or water, leaving only a large desert for Niger.

Of course, although Niger is unstoppably hot, it also has rainy seasons, such as June to September every year. This period is relatively rainy, but the weather is not cool. This is equivalent to the Huangmei Tian in Shanghai, and Stifling hot and humid. To be honest, such weather is not suitable for human survival at all, especially in a place like Niger with slow development and poor sanitary conditions.

It is conceivable that a country that is often exposed to the sun and does not receive much rain will definitely have insufficient water resources. The weather is hot, there is little water, and there is wind and sand and scorching heat when you go out. When all these become the norm, what will life be like?

From this, we can imagine how scarce the natural conditions in Niger are. Living in such an environment, where is the happiness of the people? No wonder some people say that Niger is a place where "even God has given up", because even gods cannot survive in such an environment.

Poverty has become a fixed pattern. Some people say that without international assistance, Nigeriens will have no choice but to drink from the wind.

There is a saying that "if a person is unlucky, he will have to stuff his teeth to drink cold water." Niger and Japan feel a bit like this, because they are not only hot, short of water, and covered in deserts, but their lives are also miserable.

How hard are life in Niger? You might not believe it even if you tell me. Today, with the popularity of mobile phones, for the Chinese people, everyone has one. But what about Niger? On average, there is only one telephone for every 1,000 households. It would be a huge inconvenience to contact someone over the phone, let alone the Internet.

The reason why Niger is poor is definitely not just because of the low penetration rate of electronic technology. Do you know how many hospitals there are in the country? 719, including various small clinics. In other words, there are only more than 700 national hospitals, provincial hospitals, and small private clinics combined.

How to understand this number? Niger has a total population of nearly 20 million. If these people want to see a doctor, one doctor must be responsible for 25,000 people, and one hospital bed must treat 3,000 patients. In fact, Niger has poor sanitation conditions, so there are many diseases like cholera and malaria, and once they occur, there will definitely be a large-scale outbreak. This small amount of medical resources is even less than water resources.

Because of this, Niger’s birth rate is not high, about 41.4%. Why is this birth rate not high? Because the mortality rate reached 25.9%, of which the infant mortality rate was 15.2%. It can be imagined that growing up in Niger is not easy. Of course, the life expectancy of their country’s population is not high. According to statistics, the average life expectancy is 44.6 years. Isn’t this too scary?

Some people wonder, doesn’t Niger have abundant uranium resources? How could they be so poor? Yes, Niger’s uranium resources are indeed not low, accounting for 11% of the world’s total reserves, ranking fifth in the world.

In fact, in addition to uranium resources, Niger is also rich in phosphates, and even coal, gold, tin, iron, etc. It’s just that these have not yet been developed, because it is really difficult to carry out construction in this country, but the heat is unbearable, not to mention that there is no water and it is a special geology like a desert?

In addition to the fact that natural conditions do not allow it, the country is actually not peaceful, and there is always internal strife in the country.

It is said that the poorer you are, the less peaceful you are. Everyone wants to change their destiny, but this makes the country's economy worse.

So, Niger’s current living standard is very low, with a per capita GDP of more than 300 US dollars, and this money is still supported by uranium resources. Because of this, people think that if there were no uranium resources, the people of Niger would be so poor that they would have to rely on the wind to survive.

A sentence suddenly occurred to me: reincarnation is a technical job.

This is absolutely true. No matter how ambitious you are, if you were cast in the land of Niger, what else would you do? Maybe it’s not the case to just complain about the country’s inaction. After all, people don’t want to move. Who wants to go to work in the desert under a 50-degree sun? I have to sigh: It is really difficult to live in Niger!