Niger has Niamey as its capital and is located in Africa. It is a country with 19,899,000 inhabitants and an area of almost 1,267,000 square kilometers and is home to numerous endangered animals. Niger does not touch any ocean or sea. However, it has a few large lakes such as Lake Chad, which has an area of 1,350 square kilometers, or the Tigerwitt Pond. Niger is also crossed by the Niger River or the Dallol Foga. These aquatic environments allow it to host rare fauna such as the hippopotamus, the African manatee, the thorny angelfish... Niger has natural parks such as the Termit and Tin-Toumma National Nature Reserve or the Aïr and Ténéré natural reserves. There are several endangered plant and animal species including the dama gazelle, the scavenger vulture, the snake snake...