Niger, many people do not know this country, and usually does not appear on the list of travel recommendations, Niger is located in the central west of Africa, is a landlocked country, is the largest landlocked countries in Africa, covers an area of 1.267 million square kilometers, the population has 21.5 million, Niger is one of the world's least developed countries, the GDP per capita only 533 U.S. dollars.
Most of Niger is above the Sahara desert and is one of the hottest countries in the world, with annual average temperatures above 30°C. May is the hottest month of the year, with daytime temperatures reaching 50°C at one point. The north is high and has a tropical desert climate; the south is low and has a savanna climate.
Niger is divided into 7 regions and the capital, the capital is located in Niamey, the economy is relatively backward, the first time to go to the small partners, thought to the countryside, the sky of yellow sand blowing in the face, hot to the explosion of the summer wind to the face, everywhere is the head of the people of goods, low and dilapidated houses.
But there is also a modern side to the capital, where the wealthy generally live and work.
In the desert near Niamey, an international architectural firm has built a house, a "desert house" made of concrete and steel plates.
More than 90% of Niger's residents practice Islam, and joking and jostling are prohibited in mosques.
In the street if you see a child with a braid on his head, it means that his father has passed away, and if he is wearing two braids, it means that his mother has also passed away.
The locals are not too fond of red, preferring green and yellow, and wear clothes and headgear that are mostly yellow and green.
Niger is also a multi-ethnic country, with the Hausa people being the most numerous, accounting for half of the country and more businesslike, and the rest of the ethnic groups being the Songhai and Kanuri.
The official language of Niger is French, but each ethnic group has its own language, and "Hausa" is largely spoken.
Local enrollment in Niger is relatively low, with an adult literacy rate at 28% and only two universities.
As we all know, the desert can not grow food, local vegetables are also very scarce, imported fruits and vegetables are not too much, but there are abundant "uranium" resources, reserves of 11% of the world.
Niger is extremely short of water, there is a Niger River in the south, thanks to this "life-saving river", many women will walk dozens of kilometers to the Niger River every day to get water.
A space station has been established in the capital Niamey, and a future space station is still under construction.
If there is a landmark in Niger, it must be this one, the most remote and hardest to reach, hidden in the desert, a monument to commemorate a plane crash.
In fact, there was once a lonely tree in the desert in the territory of Niger, 400 kilometers around, without any cars, until a drunk driver knocked it down in the 70s, and the locals built a metal monument near the tree to commemorate it.
The staple food of local residents is generally starch, the most common meat is millet fish, and spicy wood fruit, a variety of grilled meat, although poor, but not at all delayed everyone to eat grilled meat.
