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Place: Niger's capital is Niamey. The population of Niger is 16,899,327. Click the link to hear Niger's national anthem. Much of the country including the plateau regions of the west and south of Lake Chad's region is between 600 and 1,500 feet above sea level. In the North and the Northeast are highlands of about 3,000 feet above sea level! Niger is a dessert with very few trees and grassy plains. Desertification happened when the population increased because they collected firewood, grazing animals, and for cultivation. Niger is famous for uranium.

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