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Republic of Niger |
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| Capital: |
Niamey |
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Subregion: |
Western Africa |
| Area: |
1267000 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 23:50) |
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^(d{4})$ |
| Auto code: |
RN |
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| CallingCode: |
+227 |
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| International organizations: |
| OIC |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African Countries |
| UEMOA |
West African Economic and Monetary Union |
| CEN-SAD |
Community of Sahelo-Saharan States |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
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 A country, state, region... (132) |
| First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 8 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 67 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Third-order administrative division (ADM3)
(A subdivision of a second-order administrative division) | 56 | |
 Stream, lake... (7337) |
| Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 31 | | Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 3364 | | Intermittent pond (PNDI)
| 143 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 53 | | Waterhole(s) (WTRH)
(A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas) | 1109 | | Wadi (WAD)
(A valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East) | 1726 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 31 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 454 | | Abandoned well (WLLQ)
| 65 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 12 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 7 | | Sabkha(s) (SBKH)
(A salt flat or salt encrusted plain subject to periodic inundation from flooding or high tides) | 45 | | Wetland (WTLD)
(An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation) | 108 | | Intermittent wetland (WTLDI)
| 73 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 96 | | Irrigation system (SYSI)
(A network of ditches and one or more of the following elements: water supply, reservoir, canal, pump, well, drain, etc.) | 1 | | Section of wadi (WADX)
| 4 | | Water tank (RSVT)
(A contained pool or tank of water at, below, or above ground level) | 5 | | Wadi bend (WADB)
(A conspicuously curved or bent segment of a wadi) | 3 | | Ravine(s) (RVN)
(A small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge) | 1 | | Swamp (SWMP)
(A wetland dominated by tree vegetation) | 2 | | Mud flat(s) (FLTM)
(A relatively level area of mud either between high and low tide lines, or subject to flooding) | 2 | | Anabranch (STMA)
(A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream) | 1 | | Pool(s) (POOL)
(A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (892) |
| Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 124 | | Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 659 | | Region (RGN)
(An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics) | 47 | | Forest reserve (RESF)
(A forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use) | 53 | | Salt area (SALT)
(A shallow basin or flat where salt accumulates after periodic inundation) | 1 | | Palm tree reserve (RESP)
(An area of palm trees where use is controlled) | 3 | | Oasis(-es) (OAS)
(An area in a desert made productive by the availability of water) | 1 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 2 | | Petroleum basin (BSNP)
(An area underlain by an oil-rich structural basin) | 1 | | Mining area (MNA)
(An area of mine sites where minerals and ores are extracted) | 1 | |
 City, village... (13041) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 12988 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 31 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 5 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 7 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 8 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 1 | |
 Road, railroad (2) |
| Road (RD)
(An open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles) | 1 | | Trail (TRL)
(A path, track, or route used by pedestrians, animals, or off-road vehicles) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (320) |
| Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 246 | | Astronomical station (ASTR)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by observations of celestial bodies) | 3 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 14 | | Water pumping station (PMPW)
(A facility for pumping water from a major well or through a pipeline) | 5 | | Military installation (INSM)
(A facility for use of and control by armed forces) | 2 | | Mine(s) (MN)
(A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages) | 4 | | Salt mine(s) (MNN)
(A mine from which salt is extracted) | 1 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 2 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 16 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 1 | | Mosque (MSQE)
(A building for public Islamic worship) | 5 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 3 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 1 | | Tomb(s) (TMB)
(A structure for interring bodies) | 2 | | Shrine (SHRN)
(A structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept) | 1 | | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 2 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 4 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 1 | | Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 1 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 1 | | Administrative facility (ADMF)
(A government building) | 1 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 1 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 1 | | Refugee camp (CMPRF)
(A camp used by refugees) | 2 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (2631) |
| Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 204 | | Blowout(s) (BLOW)
(A small depression in sandy terrain, caused by wind erosion) | 2 | | Dune(s) (DUNE)
(A wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand) | 128 | | Sand area (SAND)
(A tract of land covered with sand) | 29 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 807 | | Depression(s) (DPR)
(A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage) | 143 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 390 | | Mesa(s) (MESA)
(A flat-topped, isolated elevation with steep slopes on all sides, less extensive than a plateau) | 185 | | Escarpment (SCRP)
(A long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below) | 117 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 28 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 65 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 15 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 233 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 63 | | Interdune trough(s) (TRGD)
(A long wind-swept trough between parallel longitudinal dunes) | 9 | | Sandy desert (ERG)
(An extensive tract of shifting sand and sand dunes) | 14 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 2 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 3 | | Stony desert (REG)
(A desert plain characterized by a surface veneer of gravel and stones) | 6 | | Butte(s) (BUTE)
(A small, isolated, usually flat-topped hill with steep sides) | 55 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 12 | | Ford (FORD)
(A shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle) | 1 | | Saddle (SDL)
(A broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains) | 3 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 6 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 9 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 18 | | Desert (DSRT)
(A large area with little or no vegetation due to extreme environmental conditions) | 3 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 22 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 1 | | Talus slope (TAL)
(A steep concave slope formed by an accumulation of loose rock fragments at the base of a cliff or steep slope) | 41 | | Gap (GAP)
(A low place in a ridge, not used for transportation) | 3 | | Promontory(-ies) (PROM)
(A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland) | 6 | | Section of plateau (PLATX)
| 2 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 1 | | Canyon (CNYN)
(A deep, narrow valley with steep sides cutting into a plateau or mountainous area) | 1 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 1 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 3 | |
 Forest, heath... (70) |
| Tree(s) (TREE)
(A conspicuous tree used as a landmark) | 1 | | Scrubland (SCRB)
(An area of low trees, bushes, and shrubs stunted by some environmental limitation) | 23 | | Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 9 | | Grassland (GRSLD)
(An area dominated by grass vegetation) | 35 | | Cultivated area (CULT)
(An area under cultivation) | 2 | |
