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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Niger:
Niger – landlocked sovereign country located in West Africa.[1] Niger was named for the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east. The capital city is Niamey.
General reference
- Pronunciation: /niːˈʒɛər/ or /ˈnaɪdʒər/
- Common English country name: Niger
- Official English country name: The Republic of Niger
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Nigerien
- Demonym(s):
- ISO country codes: NE, NER, 562
- ISO region codes: See NE
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ne
Geography of Niger
Geography of Niger
- Niger is: a landlocked country
- Population of Niger: 14,226,000 - 64th most populous country
- Area of Niger: 1,267,000 km2
- Atlas of Niger
Location
- Niger is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- West Africa
- partially within the Sahara Desert
- Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
- Extreme points of Niger
- High: Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès 2,022 m (6,634 ft)
- Low: Niger River 200 m (656 ft)
- Land boundaries: 5,697 km
Nigeria 1,497 km
Chad 1,175 km
Algeria 956 km
Mali 821 km
Burkina Faso 628 km
Libya 354 km
Benin 266 km
- Coastline: none
Environment of Niger
- Climate of Niger
- Renewable energy in Niger
- Kandadji Dam
- Protected areas of Niger
- National parks of Niger
- W National Park
- National parks of Niger
- Wildlife of Niger
- Fauna of Niger
- Birds of Niger
- Mammals of Niger
- Fauna of Niger
Natural geographic features of Niger
- Glaciers in Niger: none [2]
- Islands of Niger
- Lété Island
- Mountains of Niger
- Aïr Mountains
- Djado Plateau
- Rivers of Niger
- Niger River
- World Heritage Sites in Niger
Regions of Niger
Regions of Niger
- Arbre du Ténéré
- Azawagh
- Gadoufaoua
- Talak
- Ténéré
Ecoregions of Niger
List of ecoregions in Niger
- Azawagh and Ayr region
Administrative divisions of Niger
Administrative divisions of Niger
- Regions of Niger
- Departments of Niger
- Communes of Niger
- Departments of Niger
Regions of Niger
Regions of Niger
- Agadez Region
- Diffa Region
- Dosso Region
- Maradi Region
- Tahoua Region
- Tillabéri Region
- Zinder Region
Departments of Niger
Departments of Niger
Communes of Niger
Communes of Niger
Municipalities of Niger
- Capital of Niger: Niamey
- Cities in Niger
- Abalak
- Agadez
- Arlit
- Assamakka
- Assodé
- Ayourou
- Bilma
- Birni N'Gaouré
- Birni-N'Konni
- Dakoro
- Diffa
- Dogondoutchi
- Dosso
- Galmi
- Gaya
- In-Gall
- Madaoua
- Maradi
- Mayahi
- Miria
- N'guigmi
- Niamey
- Ourofan
- Say
- Tahoua
- Tchin-Tabaraden
- Téra
- Tessaoua
- Tillabéri
- Jikata
- Tillabéri
- Timia
- Zinder
Demography of Niger
Demographics of Niger
Government and politics of Niger
Politics of Niger
- Form of government: semi-presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Niger: Niamey
- Elections in Niger
- Political parties in Niger
Branches of the government of Niger
Government of Niger
Executive branch of the government of Niger
- Head of state: President of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Niger, Brigi Rafini
- Council of Ministers of Niger
Legislative branch of the government of Niger
- Parliament of Niger (unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Niger
Court system of Niger
- Supreme Court of Niger
Foreign relations of Niger
Foreign relations of Niger
- Diplomatic missions in Niger
- Diplomatic missions of Niger
International organization membership
The Republic of Niger is a member of:[1]
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Law and order in Niger
Law of Niger
- Constitution of Niger
- Human rights in Niger
- LGBT rights in Niger
- Law enforcement in Niger
Military of Niger
Military of Niger
- Command
- Commander-in-chief: President of Niger
- Forces
- Army of Niger
- Navy of Niger: None
- Air Force of Niger
Local government in Niger
Local government in Niger
History of Niger
History of Niger
- 2005-06 Niger food crisis
- Niger uranium forgeries
- Upper Senegal and Niger
- French West Africa
- Senegambia and Niger
- UTA Flight 772
- Nigerien presidential election, 1999
- Nigerien presidential election, 2004
Culture of Niger
Culture of Niger
- Cuisine of Niger
- Media in Niger
- National symbols of Niger
- Coat of arms of Niger
- Flag of Niger
- National anthem of Niger
- Public holidays in Niger
- Association des Scouts du Niger
- World Heritage Sites in Niger
Art in Niger
- Cinema of Niger
- Music of Niger
- Nigerien hip hop
Languages of Niger
- Languages of Niger
- Tuareg languages
- Songhay languages
- Hausa language
- Fula language
- Kanuri language
- Hassānīya
- Tayart Tamajeq
- Zarma language
People of Niger
People of Niger
Ethnic groups
- Djerma
- Fula people
- Hausa people
- Songhai people
- Tuareg
- Wodaabe
- Yerwa Kanuri
- Kanuri people
Notable individuals
- Souley Abdoulaye
- Semira Adamu
- Boukary Adji
- Ismaël Alassane
- Hamid Algabid
- Hama Amadou
- Djibo Bakary
- Amadou Cheiffou
- Amadou Cissé
- Andrée Clair
- Mano Dayak
- Hamani Diori
- Mahamadou Issoufou
- Seyni Kountché
- Aliou Mahamidou
- Tandja Mamadou
- Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
- Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki
- Aïchatou Mindaoudou
- Mohammed Muyei
- Ide Oumarou
- Mamane Oumarou
- Mahamane Ousmane
- Nassirou Sabo
- Ali Saibou
- Ibrahim Tankary
- Daouda Malam Wanké
- Ilguilas Weila
- Moussa Yahaya
Religion in Niger
Religion in Niger
- Buddhism in Niger
- Christianity in Niger
- Roman Catholicism in Niger
- Diocese of Niamey
- Roman Catholicism in Niger
- Hinduism in Niger
- Islam in Niger
Sports in Niger
Sports in Niger
- Football in Niger
- Niger at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Niger
Economy of Niger
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 140th (one hundred and fortieth)
- Agriculture in Niger
- Banking in Niger
- Central Bank of West African States
- Communications in Niger
- Internet in Niger
- Companies of Niger
- Currency of Niger: Franc
- ISO 4217: XOF
- Energy in Niger
- Power Stations in Niger
- Health care in Niger
- Mining in Niger
- Prostitution in Niger
- Stock Exchange in Niger: none – Niger is served by the regional stock exchange Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
- Transport in Niger
- Airports in Niger
- Diori Hamani International Airport
- Zinder Airport
- Rail transport in Niger
- Airports in Niger
Education in Niger
Education in Niger
- Abdou Moumouni University
- Islamic University of Niger
- University of Maradi
- Universite de Tahoua
- University of Zinder
Health in Niger
Health in Niger
See also
Niger
- List of international rankings
- List of Niger-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
- Cure Salee
- Kel Ayr
- La Nigérienne
- Lycée La Fontaine (Niger)
- Mamar Kassey
- Sahel Academy
- Yamma Mosque
- AfricaPhonebook
- Annuaires Afrique
- Galmi Hospital
- Societe Semafo
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Niger". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/niger/.
- ↑ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
Government
- Niger Assemblee Nationale official site
- Mission of Niger to the United Nations official site
News
- International
- Nigerportal - Niger Web portal on Niger in French. ( News, pictures, information about Niger and culture...)
- IRIN News - Niger Humanitarian news and analysis
- allAfrica - Niger news headline links
- Nigerdiaspora - Niger network for the Niger diaspora worldwide
- Infos Niger for exchanging information about Niger both in French and English
- Domestic publications
- (in French) Le Républicain-Niger Daily
Overviews
- BBC News Country Profile - Niger
- CIA World Factbook - Niger
- Niger at Curlie
- US State Department - Niger includes Background Notes, Country Commercial Guides and major reports
Tourism
- Ministry of Tourism. Official website — Includes comprehensive information on Tourism in Niger
Other
- Aid to Niger
- Map of Niger with departements
- Maps of Niger, pictures of Agadez, Tuaregs and handcraft from Niger
- Anti-slavery.org page on slavery in Niger
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