Niger
Niger is a country in Sub-Saharan Africa with a population of approximately ~26.2 million. Its capital is Niamey. This is the complete reference for identifying Niger in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Capital | Niamey |
| Population | ~26.2 million |
| ISO codes | NE / NER |
| Coordinates | 13.51°, 2.11° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Niger appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Niger is identified through the clue sequence: sub-saharan africa first, then population range (~26.2 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Niamey), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Niger is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Reading Niger in MapDash context
The Niger record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Niger sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Niger’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Niger?
The capital of Niger is Niamey.
What continent is Niger in?
Niger is in Sub-Saharan Africa.
What is the population of Niger?
Niger has a population of approximately ~26.2 million.
What countries border Niger?
Niger has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.