Flag of Niger
What the flag means
- Orange — the Sahara and savannah
- White — purity and the Niger River
- Green — the fertile south; the orange disc = the sun
Design set by: Constitution du 25 novembre 2010, article premier · Adopted 1959
Highlights
- 🏜️ Vast Sahara desert scenery
- 🦒 West Africa's last giraffes
- 🐫 Tuareg desert nomad culture
- 🦕 Ancient dinosaur fossil beds
- 🌅 Wide Sahel horizons
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Western Africa
- Population
- 27,917,831 people (2025)
- Area
- 1,267,000 km²
- Capital
- Niamey
- Languages
- Hausa, Zarma
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Constitution du 25 novembre 2010, article premier
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States