Republic of Niger
République du Niger(French)
Jamhuriyar Nijar(Hausa) |
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Motto: "Fraternité, Travail, Progrès" (French)
"Fraternity, Work, Progress" |
Anthem: La Nigérienne
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Location of Niger (dark blue)– in Africa (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union (light blue) |
Capital
(and largest city) | Niamey
13°32′N2°05′E / 13.533°N 2.083°E / 13.533; 2.083 |
| Official language(s) | French |
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| National languages | Hausa, Fulfulde, Gulmancema, Kanuri, Zarma, Tamasheq |
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| Demonym | Nigerien (/naɪdʒɪrɪˈɛn/ or /niːˈʒɛəriən/)[1][2] |
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| Government | Semi-presidential republic |
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| - | President | Mahamadou Issoufou |
| - | Prime Minister | Brigi Rafini |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Independence | from France |
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| - | Declared | 3 August 1960 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 1,267,000 km2 (22nd)
489,678 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 0.02 |
| Population |
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| - | July 2011 estimate | 15,730,754[3] (63rd) |
| - | 2001 census | 10,790,352 |
| - | Density | 12.1/km2
31.2/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $11.632 billion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $771[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $6.022 billion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $399[4] |
| Gini (1995) | 50.5 (high) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.295 (low) (186th) |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
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| Time zone | WAT(UTC+1) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+1) |
| Drives on the | right[5] |
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| ISO 3166 code | NE |
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| Internet TLD | .ne |
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| Calling code | 227 |
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