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Niger

1. Niger is a landlocked sub-Saharan country in Western Africa situated north of Nigeria. The capital city is Niamey.


2. The river Niger is the principal river of Western Africa running 2500 miles in a crescent through Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and forms part of the border of Benin. See Niger River.

Much of the information in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2002 U.S. Department of State website.



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