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Niger

LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY

Niger is located in the heart of the Sahel, the transitional zone between the tropical West African coast and the Sahara Desert and is bordered by Algeria and Libya in the North, Chad in the East, Nigeria and Benin in the South, Burkina Faso in the South-west, and Mali in the West. Northern Niger is part of the Sahara, with vast expanses of rocky and sandy wilderness broken by occasional oases. Its climate varies with distinct seasons and is generally very hot. During autumn, a hot, dry wind carries dust from the Sahara. The terrain consists of desert plains, dunes and flat to rolling plains in the South and hills in the North.

THE REPUBLIC OF Niger

Language

French

 

Currency

West African CFA franc (XOF)

GDP

12.928 Billion USD (2019)

Exports (Product)

$852M (2019)

 

Exports (Service)

$115M (2013)

 

Chambers

Imports (Product)

$1.55B (2019)

Chambers Names

Niger Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Capital

Niamey

Total Area

1,267,000 km2

 

Imports (Service)

$959M (2013)

Population in thousands

23,311

 

Source of Data

OEC – World Bank – Wikipedia