Blank Niger Map - Blank World Map

Named after the river Niger and situated on the western side of the African continent, this landlocked country the Republic of the Niger can be recognized on the world map with the help of a Blank Niger Map. Niger shares its country border with Libya, Benin, Chad, Nigeria, Mali, Algeria, and Burkina Faso expanding to an area of 1,270,000 square kilometers where approximately 22 million people call this country their home. It is the largest country in West Africa and more than 80% of the area of the country is covered by the Sahara Desert. Since a large part of the country is covered with desert, most of the population is concentrated in the southern and western parts of the country. The country’s population mainly consists of the followers of Islam and French as their official language.

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The territorial system of Niger is made up of five ecoregions namely West Saharan montane xeric woodlands, Sahelian Acacia savanna, Lake Chad flooded savanna, West Sudanian savanna, and South Saharan steppe and woodlands. The condition of Niger is worsening day by day because of various factors. Because of population pressure, people do farming by destroying forests. Illegal hunting, lack of attention in guarding in national parks and reserves led to a decrease in wildlife and many species are endangered in the country.

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Printable Map of Niger

The amount of water flowing has reduced in river Niger because of dams build by Niger and the neighboring countries Chad and Mali. There has been people’s intrusion in the area of the flood plains for the cultivation of paddy. The country suffered from multiple droughts from time to time and has very few arable areas.

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Transparent PNG Niger Map

The country is divided into states named as following: Niamey, Dosso, Tillaberi, Maradi, Zinder, Tahoua, Diffa, and Agadez. Among these cities, the country chooses Niamey as their capital city which is also the largest city in the country. All the details about cities and the country can be obtained by using a printable blank map of Niger. Anyone can refer to this map for a better understanding of the country. Here we can mark the area covered by the Sahara Desert and the area inhabitated by human beings.

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Niger is a dangerous country with high crime rates. The country suffers from frequent attacks from terrorist groups and the attacks were mainly on foreign and government facilities or where Westerners are frequently present. They don’t give any warning rather go for a sudden attack making it even more dangerous. Apart from terrorism, armed robbery is common in the country. People here struggle in day-to-day life to survive. This is not the only problem in the country, despite having the largest uranium deposit in the country it is one of the “Heavily Indebted Poor Countries” (HIPC) in the entire world.

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Although there is a safety issue in this country people visit Niger for various purposes. Some visit for work-related while some for exploring the country.