Niger or the Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa named after the Niger River. Niger is bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin to the southwest, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest. The sub-Saharan landscape of Niger is characterized by deserts, sand dunes, uplands, and hills, as both the Sahel and Saraha Deserts dominate the region. In the lower part of the country, 2% of the land is covered with forests and woodlands. The third longest river in Africa, the Niger River, runs in a crescent from the Guinea Highlands through Mali and makes up part of the Benin-Niger border. It is Niger’s lowest point at 656 ft (200 m). In northern Niger, the Air Mountains punctuate the Sahara desert with a series of nine massifs. The highest point of the country, Mont Idoukal-n-Taghes at 6,633 ft (2,022 m), is located in the south-central region of the Air Mountains.

Key Cities

Key cities in Niger include: Niamey, Zinder, Maradi, Tahoua, Agadez, Arlit, Dosso, Dogondoutchi, Birni-N’Konni, Tessaoua.

Historical, Cultural facts & Religion

Early in history Niger was an important crossroads for trading and was part of many African empires such as the Songhai Empire, Mali, and Bornu. In 1922 Niger became a French colony. Niger became an independent country in 1960. Since then it has been marred with civil war, poverty, military coups, and famine.

Religion. Islam is the dominant religion in Niger and is practiced by more than 90% of the population. Approximately 95% of Muslims are Sunni; 5% are Shi’a. There are small Christian, Bahá’í, and Animist communities, the first largely a remnant of French colonial influence.

Brief Country History

One of the central themes of the history of Niger is the interaction between the Tuareg (and also Tubu) nomads of the vast Saharan north and the sedentary agriculturalists of the south—that is, the interaction between opposed yet complementary ways of life and civilizations. Among the agriculturalists, the main ethnic groups are the Songhai-Zarma in the west, the Hausa in the center, and the Kanuri in the east. The Hausa have always been the most numerous. They constitute nearly half of the total population of Niger.





Language (s) Written & Spoken

There are a large number of languages spoken in Niger. The official language is French but the most widely spoken language is Hausa.

Important Types of Commerce in Niger

Niger has extensive resources of gold, coal, oil and other minerals and its ability to exploit them successfully is important for the country’s future growth. Other major industries in Niger are cement, brick, soap, textiles, food processing, chemicals and slaughterhouses

 Language Services US and others will provide working with Niger

Most successful global brands, retailers, tech companies, law firms and financial services businesses in Niger will need French or Hausa to English translation as well as interpreting services. This is a necessity to ensure that your content is produced with the industry sector, brand, and target audience in mind while maintaining the tone and style of the source text. This is essential if you are trying to target special countries with marketing messages specific to their special needs.
