FACTS ABOUT NIGER

> Niger is immediately to the north of Nigeria with four-fifths of the terrain being consumed by the Sahara Desert.

> Being a land-locked country the only water source is the Niger River, which flows through the South Western corner of the country.

> Niger is the least developed country in the world, according to the United Nations Human Index (http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/).

> The medium income is less than $200 per year, which is less than a dollar a day.

> The life expectancy is roughly 44 years.

> One in four children die before the age of 5.

> Nearly 65% of the people living in Niger have never been enrolled in school.

> The literacy rate is 28%.

> 80% of Nigeriens are Muslim, with less than half of 1% being Christian.