Niger
'Gateway to Sahara Desert'.
Agadez
UNESCO WHS 3:
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserve
Bordering Countries:
Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria. (longest border with Nigeria)
Mouth of the Niger River:
Gulf of Guinea
Mountain Ranges
Doutchi mountains, Damagaram Mountains, Damergon Mountains, Tagama Mountains
Languages:
French (official), Hausa, Djerma
UNESCO WHS 2:
Historic Centre of Agadez
Religion:
Islam
The Niger River extends into
Mali, Nigeria and Benin.
Largest Cities 3:
Maradi
Highest Point:
Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès (also known as Monts Bagzane (6,634 ft) - in the south central Aïr Mountains,
Capital:
Niamey
Largest Cities 1:
Niamey
3rd longest river in Africa after Nile River
Niger River
Lowest Point:
Niger River - 656 ft
Sahel - extends into
Niger, Mali, Chad, Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso.
first Westerner to have traveled the central portion of the Niger River.
The Scottish Explorer Mungo Park
Deserts:
The Talak Desert covers Niger. The Tenere Desert covers Niger and Algeria.
Niger Flag
The centered orange circle is symbolic of the sun. The orange stripe represents the Savannah grasslands, white the Niger River, and green represents the country's rain forests.
Exports:
Uranium, livestock, cowpeas.
UNESCO WHS 1:
W National Park of Niger
Currency:
West African Communaute Financiere Africaine Franc (CFA Franc)
Largest Cities 2:
Zinder - aka - Damagaram
The name Niger comes from what
a native term Ni Gir meaning flowing water (after the Niger River)