Place:Niger

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NameNiger
Alt namesNígersource: Cassell's Spanish Dictionary (1978) p 437; UN Terminology Bulletin (1993) p 72
Republic of Nigersource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
République du Nigersource: Britannica Book of the Year (1993) p 684
TypeNation
Coordinates16°N 8°E
Contained Places
Capital district
Niamey
Department
Agadez
Diffa
Dosso
Maradi
Tahoua
Tillabéri
Zinder
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Niger or the Niger[1][2] ( or ; ), 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. It covers a land area of almost , making it the second-largest landlocked country in West Africa, after Chad. Over 80% of its land area lies in the Sahara. Its predominantly Muslim population of about million live mostly in clusters in the further south and west of the country. The capital Niamey is located in Niger's southwest corner.

It is listed in the least developed countries group. The United Nations' Human Development Index (HDI) ranked it 187th of 188 countries for 2015 and 189th out of 189 countries in the 2018 and 2019 reports. Some non-desert portions of the country underwent periodic drought and desertification. The economy is concentrated around subsistence agriculture, with some export agriculture in the more fertile south, and export of raw materials, including uranium ore. It faces challenges to development due to its landlocked position, desert terrain, higher fertility rates without birth control and resulting overpopulation.

The society reflects a diversity drawn from the independent histories of some ethnic groups and regions and their period living in a single state. Historically, Niger has been on the fringes of some states. Since independence, Nigeriens have lived under 5 constitutions and 3 periods of military rule. After the military coup in 2010, Niger became a democratic, multi-party state. A majority of the population lives in rural areas.

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