**Niger** is a capitalist [state](List_of_States "wikilink") located in
West Africa, bordering [Algeria](Algeria "wikilink"),
[Libya](Libya "wikilink"), [Chad](Chad "wikilink"),
[Nigeria](Nigeria "wikilink"), [Benin](Benin "wikilink"), [Burkina
Faso](Burkina_Faso "wikilink") and [Mali](Mali "wikilink").