Republic of the Niger |
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Motto: - "Fraternité, Travail, Progrès" (French)
- "Fraternity, Work, Progress"
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Anthem: La Nigérienne
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 Location of Niger (dark green) |
| Capital and largest city | Niamey
13°32′N2°05′E / 13.533°N 2.083°E / 13.533; 2.083 |
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| Official languages | French |
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| Religion | |
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| Demonym(s) | Nigerien ( [4] |
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| Government | Unitarysemi-presidentialrepublic |
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| Mohamed Bazoum |
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| Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou |
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| Ousseini Tinni |
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| Legislature | National Assembly |
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• Republic proclaimed | 18 December 1958 |
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• Declared | 3 August 1960 |
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• Total | 1,267,000 km2 (489,000 sq mi) (21st) |
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• Water (%) | 0.02 |
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• 2021 estimate | 24,112,753 (57th) |
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• 2012 census | 17,138,707 |
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• Density | 12.1/km2 (31.3/sq mi) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $23.475 billion[5] (140th) |
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• Per capita | $1,213[6] (183rd) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $9.869 billion[7] (136th) |
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• Per capita | $510[8] (179th) |
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| Gini (2014) |  34.0[9]
medium · 70th |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.394[10]
low · 189th |
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| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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| Driving side | right[11] |
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| Calling code | +227 |
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| ISO 3166 code | NE |
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| Internet TLD | .ne |
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