maps of niger

Niger is a landlocked country in western Africa. Niger maps an area of around 1,267,000 square kilometers. The capital city is Niamey and it is also the largest city in the country. The official language of the country is French though there are other regional languages too. 

The country got its independence from France in 1960. The country is a presidential republic. The country is a developing nation. The country misses out many of the privileges of the countries with boundaries to the oceans.

The growing desert in the country is a problem of worry for the nation with more of its arable land becoming barren. The country is suffering from illiteracy and poverty with majority of the people being Islamic by religion. The country has an extremely hot climate with the exception of tropical south region where there is the Niger River basin.

The Nigerian economy is based on subsistence farming and livestock rearing with the country having one of the world’s largest uranium deposits. The country gets its funds from the foreign countries. The maps of Niger show and reflect the poverty of the country. The travel maps of Niger have places like Niamey and desert towns like Arlit.