🚩 Flag of Niger • live waving render
Africa — Western Africa
UN Member
Independent
Landlocked
Drives right
🇳🇪 Niger
Republic of Niger
26.3M
Population
World #55
1,267,000 km²
Land Area
World #23
$21.9 billion
GDP (USD)
World #124
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Did You Know?
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Niger is the world's #55 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #23 globally by land area — covering about 0.85% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 7 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It is a landlocked country — no coastline touches any ocean.
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Its economy ranks #124 worldwide with a GDP of $21.9 billion USD.
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Population density is 20.8 people per km² — world rank #202.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Niamey
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Phone Code
+227
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Internet TLD
.ne
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Nationality
Nigerien
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
NE / NER / 562
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Coordinates
16.00°, 8.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$21.9 billion USD
World rank #124 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$831
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
20.8 /km²
World density rank #202
Fr
West African CFA franc
XOF • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
26,312,034
World rank #55 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
French
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Demonym
Nigerien
What its people are called
🗣️ French
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
1,267,000 km²
0.85% of Earth's landmass • World #23
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Land Borders
7 countries
⛰️ Landlocked — no coastline
Timezones (1)
UTC+01:00
Africa/Niamey
WAT — West Africa Time
“Niger” Around the World
ara
النيجر
جمهورية النيجر
bre
Niger
Republik Niger
ces
Niger
Nigerská republika
deu
Niger
Republik Niger
est
Niger
Nigeri Vabariik
fin
Niger
Nigerin tasavalta
fra
Niger
République du Niger
hrv
Niger
Republika Niger
hun
Niger
Nigeri Köztársaság
ita
Niger
Repubblica del Niger
jpn
ニジェール
ニジェール共和国
kor
니제르
니제르 공화국
nld
Niger
Republiek Niger
per
نیجر
جمهوری نیجر
pol
Niger
Republika Nigru
por
Níger
República do Níger
rus
Нигер
Республика Нигер
slk
Niger
Nigérská republika
spa
Níger
República de Níger
srp
Niger
Republika Niger
swe
Niger
Republiken Niger
tur
Nijer
Nijer Cumhuriyeti
urd
نائجر
جمہوریہ نائجر
zho
尼日尔
尼日尔共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
NE
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ISO Alpha-3
NER
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
562
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{4})$
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WikiData ID
Q1032
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Also Spelled As
NE • Nijar
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