!!!Niger %%image_right [{LeafletMap script='/scripts/leaflet/story-map.js' width='500' height='400' initmap('/storymap/niger.geojson','Niger','16.000000','8.000000',contId,3); }] %% '' Niger is a developing country, and is consistently one of the lowest-ranked in the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI); it was ranked last at 187th for 2013. Following a military coup in 2010, Niger has become a democratic, multi-party state. Niger covers a land area of almost 1,270,000 km2, making it the largest country in West Africa, with over 80 percent of its land area covered by the Sahara Desert. '' *Niger is a land locked country. *Niger has largest boundary with Nigeria which is approximately 1497 km. *Niger has shortest boundary with Benin which is approximately 266 km. *The largest river in Niger is Niger River which is 4180 km. *The largest export partner of Niger is Nigeria. *The largest import partner of Niger is France. *There are 1 seaports in Niger. !!Tourist Attraction [Laborers work to produce salt at Teguidda-n-Tessoumt in Niger.|http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/niger-guide] !References #Text marked as italic is taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger unter [CC|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at]