Official Name: République du Niger (Republic of Niger)
Form of Government: republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [171])
President: Mohamed Bazoum
Prime Minister: Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou
GDP: 12.91 billion USD (2019)
Capital: Niamey
Population: 23.31 million (2019)
Official Languages: French
Currency: West African CFA franc
Timezone: GMT+1
Area:1.267 million km²
Dialing Code: +227
Major Mountain Ranges: Agareroum,Todgha,Adrar Tchirelissene
Major Rivers: Benue River,Kaduna,Sokoto,Rima River
Continent: Africa
Border Countries: Niger officially the Republic of Niger is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east.