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Fun fact 3 about Niger

Rock engraving showing herds of giraffe, ibex, and other animals in the southern Sahara near Tiguidit, Niger
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The Mali Empire, founded by Sundiata Keita, existed until the 1600s and expanded significantly under Mansa Musa.

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Niger

Population
27.9M
Area
1.27M km²
Capital
Niamey
Continent
Africa
54th most populous country in the world

Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest.

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