Niger
Land of the Sahara and the Niger river
Passport card
Republic of the Niger
Niger
- Capital
- Niamey
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Languages
- Hausa
- People
- About 2.9 crore
- Size
- About 12.7 lakh km²
- Leader
- General Abdourahamane Tiani
- Free since
- 3 August 1960
- Time
- 4½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Niamey
⭐ The last wild West African giraffes live in Niger, near Kouré.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Niger
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Niger
Turn the globe with your finger. Niger has 7 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Niger and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is almost 3 times the size of Niger.
- PeopleIndia has about 50 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 2.9 crore in Niger.
- DistanceNiamey is about 7,900 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeNiger is 4½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Niamey.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Niger, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Niger
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Niger's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Niger back on the map
Niger and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Niger worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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