Highlights

• Area: 1 267 000 km².

• Population: living mostly in the South of the country.

• A landlocked country

• No railways

• Road network sometimes in disrepair

• A big river the Niger River in the West .

• Some dry washes: the Dallol Bosso and the Dallol Mawri to the South

• Mountains: The Air to the North.

• Big desert area: in the North.

• Climate: subtropical climate, very hot and dry

The main regions

• Air: Tchirorerine’s department where Agadez is located.

• Manga: Diffa ’s region

• Zarmaganda: Dosso ’s region

• Gobir: Maradi’s region

• Ader: Tahoua’s department.

• Zarmaganda: Tillaberi’s region
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• Damagaram: Zinder’s department

• Niamey: Urban community.