 Niger
is a country that has been named after the River Niger
and it is a landlocked nation in the western Africa. It
is considered to be the largest nation in West Africa
and it has an area of about 1,270,000 square kilometers.
Niger is a country with about 13,300,000 and most of
them live in west and south of the country. Niamey is
its capital city. About 4/5th of the nation is covered
by desert and it is also considered to be one of the
poorest countries in the world. The country is
susceptible to periodic desertification and drought.
Diori Hamani International Airport is Niger’s main
international airport and it is situated in its capital
city. There are also other airports in the country and
they are the Zinder Airport (Zinder) and the Mano Dayak
International Airport (Agadez).
Niger is one of the countries with the one of the
largest uranium deposits in the world. Its economy
depends on this deposit, livestock and crops. The
culture of the country is diverse and the chief religion
of the population is Islam. More than 4/5th of the
population living in Niger are Muslims and there are
also some Christians and Animist communities.
The people from Niger are called Nigeriens.
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