Niger
Niger is in Africa. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.
Borders: Burkina Faso, Benin, Algeria, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Chad
- Capital
- Niamey
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Westafrika
- Area
- 1,267,000 km²
- Population
- 27,917,831
- Language
- French
Did you know?
- Culture
Niger has one of the world’s youngest average ages — half the population is under 15.
- Oddities
For decades the “Tree of Ténéré” stood in the Ténéré Desert, the loneliest tree in the world — the next was over 400 kilometres away.
- Nature
Gadoufaoua holds one of Africa’s largest dinosaur fossil fields.
- Economy
The country is a major uranium producer.