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NIGER

Capital
Niamey

Area
1,267,000 sq km (1 km = 0.62 miles), bordering Algeria and Libya to the north, Chad to the east, Nigeria and Benin to the south, Mali and Burkina Faso to the west. Apart from a small region along the Niger Valley in the southwest near the capital, the country is entirely savannah or desert.

Language
French is the official language, but several local languages are also spoken.

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09 Sep 2009 17:09:49 GMT
Changing Flood Water Levels in Agadez Region, Niger
Niger - This map illustrates satellite-detected changes in the flood water levels in the Agadez Region of Niger, as based on change detection methods using MODIS Aqua data acquired over the area on 3 ...

04 Sep 2009 19:23:53 GMT
Flood Affected Areas in Agadez Region, Niger
Niger - This map illustrates satellite-detected areas of likely standing bodies of flood water in Agadez Region, Niger, as based on change detection methods using MODIS Aqua data acquired over the ...

thumb for Niger - Satellite detected water as of September, 3rd 2009 04 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMT
Niger - Satellite detected water as of September, 3rd 2009
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MALI Mopti Supporting Water Management
Mali - Protos is a water NGO. Its mission is to work on a better world for the underprivileged people, in the area of water. The user has requested maps over the cities of Mopti and Té ...

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