Niger

How is the land laid out?

In the north is part of the Sahara Desert¹, in the south the Sahel², where farming is possible. In the southeast is part of Lake Chad³ and the Niger River⁴ cuts across the southwest.

Who lives there?

Four majority languages prevail in different parts of the country. In the sparsely populated north is Tamasheq; in the southwest is Zarma, a dialect of Songhay; in the three south central departments is Hausa; and in the southeast is Kanuri.

Islam is the majority religion throughout.

Niamey, the capital, is the largest city, with about three quarters of a million residents.

There are two World Heritage Sites: Aïr and Ténéne Natural Reserves and W National Park of Niger.

Prefectures

Agadez Prefecture
Diffa Prefecture
Niamey and Dosso Prefectures
Tahoua, Maradi and Zinder Prefectures

Other broad topics

Africa

Footnotes

(1) The world's largest desert.
(2) Sahel is a transliteration of the Arabic word for 'shore'.
(3) Tchad in French. It was Africa's third largest lake before it started to dry up.
(4) Africa's third longest river.