Niger

Niger is a landlocked sub-Saharan country in Western Africa, named after the Niger river. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the East. The capital city is Niamey.

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Considerable evidence indicates that about 600,000 years ago, humans inhabited what has since become the desolate Sahara of northern Niger. Niger was an important economic crossroads, and the empires of Songhai, Mali, Gao, Kanem, and Bornu, as well as a number of Hausa states, claimed control over portions of the area.

Landlocked: A landlocked country is one that has no coastline. There are 42 landlocked countries in the world....

Saharan: The term "Saharan" may refer to either: an inhabitant of Western Sahara, a member of the ethnic group Sahrawi, or someone who is a member of both....

Africa: Africa is the world's second-largest continent and second most populous after Asia. At about 30,244,050 km² (11,677,240 mi²) including its adjacent islands, it covers 20.3 percent of the total land area on Earth. With over 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for abou...

Niger related Images and Photos (experimental)

Niger	Agades Niger	Pirogues du Niger	Arakao Tenere Niger
Aspergillus Niger Mold Fruiting Bodies (Conidiophores or Sporangia) and Hyphae	Fisherman Casting Net in the Niger River at Segoukoro	Local Village Children Colourfully Attired on Niger River Mali	Native Nigerians Rebel Against the Royal Niger Company
Women Walking Out of Town Maradi Niger	Women Returning with Water from Well Niger	A Wodabe Man Waits to Perform a Dance of Male Beauty at a Festival in Ingall Niger Sept. 25 2003	Close-Up of a Black Caiman Mato Grosso Pantanal Brazil (Melanosuchus Niger)