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Niger

Also Known As Republic of the Niger
Western Africa

Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west and Algeria to the northwest. Niger acquired full independence from France on 3 August 1960. Its capital is Niamey. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Niamey 2
Population
28,814,878 2
2026 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2026 2
Area (sq km)
1,267,000 2
Independence or Founding Year
1960 2
Niger left the French Community and acquired full independence on 3 August 1960.
Landlocked
Yes 3
Income Group
Low 4
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Niger

Regions

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Niamey, Cities
Source Niamey (Wikipedia)
The Sahel, Regions

Bordered By Water

Algeria, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Algeria
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso
Source Lake Chad (Wikipedia)
Mali, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mali

Has Capital

Niamey, Cities

Niamey is the capital of Niger.

Source Niamey (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Source Niger River (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include

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Source Wikidata: Abdoulaye Diori Kadidiatou Ly

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Source Wikidata: Salifou Fatimata Bazeye

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Source Abdourahamane Tiani (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Abdourahamane Tiani (Hausa: [áb.dú.ɽà.há.mà.nè t͡ʃáː.nì]; often incorrectly spelled Tchiani; born 1 January 1964) is a Nigerien military officer and politician who has served as the 11th president of Niger since 2025.

Origin Of

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Source Dambou (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
Dambu or dambou is a dish native to the Zarma and Songhai of Southwestern Niger made from cereals and moringa.

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Source Fakou - Wikipedia

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Source Wikipedia: Tuareg peopleLead
Quote, Lead
They are traditionally nomadic pastoralists who principally inhabit the Sahara in an area stretching from southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and as far as northern Nigeria, with smaller communities in Chad and Sudan known as the Kinnin.

Site Of

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Found There

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Source Genetic Analysis Shows Yams Domesticated in West Africa, Archaeology Magazine

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Source Wikidata: Elrhaz Formation

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Source Wikidata: Saharan

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Source Encyclopedia.com: TuaregOpening
Quote, Opening
The Tuareg, a seminomadic, Islamic people who speak a Berber language, Tamacheq, live in the contemporary nation-states of Niger, Mali, Algeria, and Libya.

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Source Wikidata: Tebu languages

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Source Constitute Project text of the 2017 Constitution of NigerCountry
Quote, Country
The Constitutional Court includes seven (07) members aged forty (40) years at least.

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Source Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Its range includes the northwestern region of Africa to the north of the Sahara, from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and the Sahel to the south of the desert, from Mauritania to Mali, Niger and Chad.

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Source Chudeau's spiny mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range in niger
Quote, Lead, range in niger
found in Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, and Niger

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Source Dalton's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.

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Source Dama gazelle (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
A critically endangered species, it has disappeared from most of its former range due to overhunting and habitat loss, and natural populations only remain in Chad, Mali, and Niger.

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Source Egyptian mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Niger
Quote, Range and habitat, Niger
Its range includes several countries and regions in North Africa and the Middle East: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen.

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Source Fringe-tailed gerbil (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
The fringe-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus) is a species of rodent found in Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, possibly Cameroon, and possibly Nigeria.

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Source Gracile tateril (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo

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Source Greater Egyptian gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Its range extends from Mauritania and Mali eastwards through Niger and Chad to Sudan, Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula.

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Source Greater mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Niger
Quote, Range and habitat, Niger
It is found in Algeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen.

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Source Guinea multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda

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Source Hartebeest (Wikipedia)Status and conservation, where it lives (2)
Quote, Status and conservation, where it lives (2)
It has been eliminated from most of its range, including the southwestern savannas and Boucle du Baoulé National Park in Mali; southwestern Niger; southern Senegal; Gambia; Ivory Coast; Burkina Faso.

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Source Hausa mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.

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Source Johan's spiny mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo.

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Source Lappet-eared free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso

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Source Lesser Egyptian gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The lesser Egyptian gerbil is native to most of North Africa, its range extending from Morocco and Mauritania to Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula and southern Israel, and southward to northern Mali, northern Niger, northern Chad and Sudan.

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Source Lesser mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Niger
Quote, Distribution, Niger
Africa : Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous nudiventris - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Niger
Quote, Country distribution, Niger
Country distribution Afghanistan · Algeria · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Burkina Faso · Cape Verde · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Djibouti · Egypt · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Georgia · Ghana · India · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Jordan · Kenya · Lebanon · Mauritania · Morocco · Myanmar · Nepal · Niger · Nigeria · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Somalia · Sudan · Syria · Tanzania · Togo · Turkey · Turkmenistan · Uganda · United Arab Emirates · Yemen · Libya? · Qatar? · Tunisia?

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Source Nigersaurus (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It was discovered in the Elrhaz Formation in an area called Gadoufaoua, in Niger.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros ruber (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Niger
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Niger
Mozambique · Niger · Nigeria

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Source North African gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The North African gerbil is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia, and possibly Chad and Mauritania.

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Source Red-fronted gazelle (Wikipedia)Status, where it lives
Quote, Status, where it lives
Approximately 15% of the population of this species occurs in a number of protected areas throughout its range: W National Park (Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin), Waza National Park (Cameroon), Zakouma National Park (Chad), Dinder National Park (Sudan), and Manovo-Gounda St.

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Source Rhim gazelle (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
They are found in Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, and possibly Chad, Mali, Niger, and Sudan.

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Source Rüppell's fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Niger
Quote, Distribution, Niger
The species is also found in Algeria, central Niger, Libya, northern Chad, Egypt, southern Sudan, the arid lowlands of Ethiopia and northern Somalia.

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Source Scimitar oryx (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
The scimitar oryx once inhabited grassy steppes, semideserts and deserts in a narrow strip of central north Africa (especially in Niger and Chad).

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Source Senegal gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Senegal gerbil or Senegal tateril (Taterillus pygargus) is a species of rodent found in Niger, Senegal, possibly Gambia, possibly Mali, and possibly Mauritania.

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Source Sundevall's jird (Wikipedia)Lead, niger
Quote, Lead, niger
It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Pakistan, Morocco, Niger, Palestine, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Western Sahara, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and possibly Mali.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Niger (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of the Niger
  • Infobox, capital
    Niamey
  • Infobox: area_km2
    1,267,000
  • Demographics section, 2026
    28,814,878 (2026 estimate)
  • History section, independence
    Niger left the French Community and acquired full independence on 3 August 1960.
  • Introduction
    Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west and Algeria to the northwest.
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Niger
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography, Coastline
Quote, Geography, Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record NER, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record NER, incomeLevel
"name": "Niger", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LIC", "iso2code": "XM", "value": "Low income" }
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Wikidata: Niger
Wikidata Q1032, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Niger River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Niger River, Infobox: subdivision_name1
Quote, Rivers Through Territory: Niger River, Infobox: subdivision_name1
Guinea, Mali, Niger, Benin, Nigeria
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Lake Chad (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Lake Chad, Lead section
Quote, Bordered By Water: Lake Chad, Lead section
located at the junction of four countries: Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon
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Niamey (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Niamey, Infobox, Country
    Niger
  • Has Capital: Niamey, Lead section, capital fact
    Niamey is the capital and largest city of Niger.
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Azawagh (source article)
Encompasses: Azawagh, Lead [part-of]
Quote, Encompasses: Azawagh, Lead [part-of]
covering what is today the northwestern Niger, as well as parts of northeastern Mali and southern Algeria
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mali
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Mali, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Mali, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Niger 838 km, Senegal 489 km
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Algeria
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Algeria, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Algeria, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Niger 951 km
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Burkina Faso
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Burkina Faso, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Burkina Faso, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Niger 622 km
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UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
UNESCO World Heritage CentreEncompasses: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves, World Heritage List record 573: description
Quote, Encompasses: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves, World Heritage List record 573: description
It is the last bastion of Saharo-Sahelian wildlife in Niger.
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