Outline of Niger

The Flag of Niger

The Coat of arms of Niger

The location of Niger

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Niger

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Niger:

Niger – landlocked sovereign country located in West Africa. 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

An enlargeable basic map of Niger

• 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):
• Etymology: Name of Niger
• ISO country codes: NE, NER, 562
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NE
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ne

Geography of Niger

An enlargeable topographic map of Niger

Main article: 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
    • North 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

An enlargeable satellite image of Niger

• Climate of Niger
• Renewable energy in Niger
• Geology of Niger
• Protected areas of Niger
  • Biosphere reserves in Niger
  • National parks of Niger
    • W National Park
• Wildlife of Niger
  • Fauna of Niger
    • Birds of Niger
    • Mammals of Niger

Natural geographic features of Niger

• Glaciers in Niger: none
• Islands of Niger
• Lakes of Niger
• Mountains of Niger
  • Aïr Mountains
  • Volcanoes in Niger
• Djado Plateau
• Rivers of Niger
  • Niger River
  • Waterfalls of Niger
• Valleys of Niger
• World Heritage Sites in Niger

Regions of Niger

Main article: Regions of Niger

• Arbre du Ténéré
• Azawagh
• Gadoufaoua
• Talak
• Ténéré

Ecoregions of Niger

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Niger and Ecoregions in Niger

• Azawagh and Ayr region

Administrative divisions of Niger

Main article: Administrative divisions of Niger

• Regions of Niger
  • Departments of Niger
    • Communes of Niger

Regions of Niger

Main article: Regions of Niger

• • Agadez Region
  • Diffa Region
  • Dosso Region
  • Maradi Region
  • Tahoua Region
  • Tillabéri Region
  • Zinder Region

Departments of Niger

Main article: Departments of Niger

Communes of Niger

Main article: 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
  • Jikata
  • Tillabéri
  • Timia
  • Zinder

Demography of Niger

Main article: Demographics of Niger

Government and politics of Niger

Main article: Government of Niger and 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

Main article: Government of Niger

Executive branch of the government of Niger

• Head of state: President of Niger, Tanja Mamadou
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Niger, Seyni Oumarou
• Council of Ministers of Niger

Legislative branch of the government of Niger

• Parliament of Niger (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Niger

Main article: Court system of Niger

• Supreme Court of Niger

Foreign relations of Niger

Main article: Foreign relations of Niger

• Diplomatic missions in Niger
• Diplomatic missions of Niger

International organization membership

The Republic of Niger is a member of:

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ)
• Council of the Entente (Entente)
• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
• United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• West African Development Bank (WADB) (regional)
• West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Niger

Main article: Law of Niger

• Constitution of Niger
• Crime in Niger
• Human rights in Niger
  • Freedom of religion in Niger
• Law enforcement in Niger

Military of Niger

Main article: Military of Niger

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: President of Niger
    • Ministry of Defence of Niger
• Forces
  • Army of Niger
  • Navy of Niger: None
  • Air Force of Niger
  • Special forces of Niger
• Military history of Niger
• Military ranks of Niger

Local government in Niger

Main article: Local government in Niger

History of Niger

Main article: History of Niger, Timeline of the history of Niger, and Current events 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, 2004
• Military history of Niger

Culture of Niger

Main article: Culture of Niger

• Architecture of Niger
• Cuisine of Niger
• Festivals in Niger
• Media in Niger
• National symbols of Niger
  • Coat of arms of Niger
  • Flag of Niger
  • National anthem of Niger
• Public holidays in Niger
• Records of Niger
• Association des Scouts du Niger
• World Heritage Sites in Niger

Art in Niger

• Art in Niger
• Cinema of Niger
• Literature of Niger
• Music of Niger
  • Nigerien hip hop
• Television in Niger
• Theatre in Niger

Languages of Niger

• Languages of Niger
  • Tuareg languages
  • Songhay languages
  • Hausa language
  • Fula language
  • Kanuri language
  • Hassānīya
  • Tayart Tamajeq
  • Zarma language

People of Niger

Main article: People of Niger

Ethnic groups

• Djerma
• Fula people
• Hausa people
• Songhai people
• Tuareg
• Wodaabe
• Yerwa Kanuri
• Kanuri people

Notable individuals

Main articles: List of Nigeriens and List of Nigerien politicians

• 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
• Oum Ramatou
• 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
• Hinduism in Niger
• Islam in Niger
• Judaism in Niger
• Sikhism in Niger

Sports in Niger

Main article: Sports in Niger

• Football in Niger
• Niger at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Niger

Main article: 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
  • Energy policy of Niger
  • Oil industry 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.
• Tourism in Niger
• Transport in Niger
  • Airports in Niger
    • Diori Hamani International Airport
    • Zinder Airport
  • Rail transport in Niger
  • Roads in Niger
• Water supply and sanitation in Niger

Education in Niger

Main article: Education in Niger

• Islamic University of Niger

Health in Niger

Main article: Health in Niger

See also

Main article: Niger

• Index of Niger-related articles
• 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
• Annulaires Afrique
• Galmi Hospital
• Societe Semafo

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Niger

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

• (French) Le Républicain-Niger Daily

Overviews

• BBC News Country Profile - Niger
• CIA World Factbook - Niger
• Niger at DMOZ
• US State Department - Niger includes Background Notes, Country Commercial Guides and major reports

Tourism

• Niger travel guide from Wikivoyage
• 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