Flag of Niger

What the flag looks like

Three horizontal stripes of orange, white and green, with an orange disc in the center of the white stripe; the flag is nearly square.

What it means

Orange represents the Sahara in the north, white purity and hope, and green the fertile south and the Niger River; the disc represents the sun.

How to remember it

Niger looks like India with a plain orange sun instead of a blue wheel, on a nearly square flag.

Fun facts

• Niger's flag has unusual proportions of 6:7, making it almost square.
• Niger has the highest fertility rate in the world.

Niger at a glance

Capital

Niamey

Region

Western Africa

Population

27 million

Area

1,267,000 km²

Languages

French

Currency

West African CFA franc (FCFA)

Flag adopted

1959

Flags often confused with Niger

• India: India and Niger are both orange, white and green with a disc in the center. India's disc is a blue wheel; Niger's is a plain orange disc, and its flag is nearly square.
• Ivory Coast: Ivory Coast and Niger both use orange, white and green. Ivory Coast's stripes are vertical and plain; Niger's are horizontal with an orange disc in the center.