Niger: flag, capital & map
Get to know Niger, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Niamey
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 27,917,831
- Area
- 1,267,000 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- French
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Niger is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Its capital is Niamey.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Niger
The flag of Niger features three equal horizontal bands of orange, white and green, with an orange circle centered in the white band.
Where it is
Niger is grouped in Western Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 7 countries in this atlas: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria. It is landlocked.
Niger has a recorded area of 1,267,000 square kilometres. Among the 16 countries assigned to Western Africa in this dataset, it ranks 1 by area, from largest to smallest. Mali is immediately below it, at 1,240,192 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 27,917,831 people for Niger in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 22 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are French. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is West African CFA Franc (XOF). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Niger?
Reveal answer
Niamey. Niger is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Its capital is Niamey.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Niger?
Reveal answer
The flag of Niger features three equal horizontal bands of orange, white and green, with an orange circle centered in the white band.
Which land neighbours of Niger are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, and Nigeria. Niger is landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Niger?
Reveal answer
French. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Niger.
Which currency codes are listed for Niger?
Reveal answer
West African CFA Franc (XOF). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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