Niger, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
Image of Niamey, capital city of Niger
Niger is a Sahel country with large uranium deposits, strategic agriculture investments, and significant solar-energy potential supporting regional energy initiatives.
Niger in one word would be “Sahel,” meaning semi‑arid belt.
Niger Flag
Niger armorial
Niger is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Niger |
The capital city of Niger is Niamey.
| Niger is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Western Africa Africa Continent Inhabitants of Niger are called Nigeriens |
| Niger has a population of | 26,159,867 inhabitants within a total area of 1,267,000 Km2 (787,276 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Niger’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 141 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.79 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Niger HDI ranks in position nº 188 worldwide HDI of 0.419 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Niger’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 57 countries Niger passport ranks 82nd in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Niger GDP per capita is | $751 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Niger ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 16° 00' N, 8° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Chad, Benin, Algeria, Libya, Burkina Faso, Nigeria.Mali. |
| Niger Climate | desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south |
| Most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Second most predominant religion | Christian, |
| Currency name & code | Franc (XOF) |
| Internet ccTLD | .ne |
| Niger calling code | +227 |
Niger administrative divisions
7 regions (régions) and 1 capital district* (communauté urbaine)- Agadez
- Diffa
- Dosso
- Maradi
- Niamey*
- Tahoua
- Tillaberi
- Zinder
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