| Name: | Niger (Republic of Niger) |
| Local name (French): | Niger (République du Niger) |
| Bordering countries: | Nigeria, Chad, Libya, Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 1 267 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 11 059 ths. |
| Capital: | Niamey |
| Official language: | French |
