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Niger

The Niger is a river in Africa, about 4,180 km long. It flows through Mali, Nigeria, Guinea, Niger and Benin. It is the tenth-longest river in the world and the third-longest in Africa. In Mali, Nigeria, Guinea and two other countries, it is the longest river. Its drainage basin (2,117,700 km²) is the eighth-largest in the world.

Length
4,180 km
Source
Fouta Djallon
Mouth
Gulf of Guinea
Drainage basin
2,117,700 km²
Mean discharge
8,630 m³/s
Continent
Africa

Countries

MaliNigeriaGuineaNigerBenin

Flows through

Kainji LakeLake Débo

Tributaries

  1. 1Benue River1,370 km
  2. 2Sokoto600 km
  3. 3Gorouol465 km
  4. 4Bani River430 km
  5. 5Mékrou410 km
  6. 6Sankarani400 km
  7. 7Alibori338 km
  8. 8Milo330 km
  9. 9Gouroubi300 km

Rivers nearby

  1. 1Mouhoun1,352 km
  2. 2White Volta640 km
  3. 3Red Volta313 km
  4. 4Oti900 km
  5. 5Komoé900 km
  6. 6Sirba387 km
  7. 7Volta1,500 km
  8. 8Banifing375 km
  9. 9N'zi916 km
  10. 10Ofin River370 km

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