Niger
Niger
Capital Niamey
1,267,000 km² · 27,917,831 people (2025) · West African CFA franc
More than eighty percent Sahara, with the Aïr Mountains rising to 2,022 m out of the sand in the north-east. The Ténéré desert east of them is one of the emptiest places on the planet; the acacia known as the Tree of Ténéré was for decades the most isolated tree on Earth, with no other within 400 km.
The facts
- Capital
- Niamey
- Area
- 1,267,000 km² — 489,191 sq mi
- Population
- 27,917,831 (2025)
- Density
- 22.0 people per km²
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF, Fr)
- Official language
- French
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +227
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- NE · NER
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 22 of 200
- By population
- 54 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Peru | 1,285,216 | 34,576,665 |
| Chad | 1,284,000 | 21,003,705 |
| Niger ← | 1,267,000 | 27,917,831 |
| Angola | 1,246,700 | 39,040,039 |
| Mali | 1,240,192 | 25,198,821 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Niger?
- Niamey
- What currency does Niger use?
- The West African CFA franc (XOF).
- How big is Niger?
- 1,267,000 km², or 489,191 square miles — 22 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Niger drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)