Republic of the Niger
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Motto: - "Fraternité, Travail, Progrès" (French)
- "Fraternity, Work, Progress"
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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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| National languages[1] | |
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| Demonym(s) | Nigerien ( [2] |
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| Government | Unitarysemi-presidentialrepublic |
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| Mahamadou Issoufou |
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| Brigi Rafini |
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| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Independence |
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• Declared | 3 August 1960 |
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| Area |
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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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| Population |
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• 2018 estimate | 22,442,831 (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[3] (140th) |
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• Per capita | $1,213[4] (183rd) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $9.869 billion[5] (136th) |
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• Per capita | $510[6] (179th) |
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| Gini (2014) |  34.0[7]
medium · 70th |
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| HDI (2018) |  0.377[8]
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[9] |
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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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