Niger
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| National motto: Fraternité, Travail, Progrès (Fraternity, Work, Progress) | |||||
| Official language | French (official), Hausa, Djerma, Tamajaq | ||||
| Capital | Niamey | ||||
| Capital's coordinates | 13° 32' N, 2° 05' E | ||||
| Largest City | Niamey | ||||
| President | Tandja Mamadou | ||||
| Prime Minister | Hama Amadou | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 21st 1,267,000 km² .02% | ||||
| Population
- Density | Ranked 70th
8/km² | ||||
| GDP (PPP)
- GDP/head | Ranked 136th
$800 | ||||
| Currency | CFA franc | ||||
| Time zone | UTC +1 | ||||
| Independence | 3 August 1960, from France | ||||
| National anthem | La Nigerienne | ||||
| Internet TLD | .ne | ||||
| Calling Code | 227 | ||||
Niger is a landlocked sub-Saharan country in Western Africa situated north of Nigeria and south of Algeria and Libya, named after the Niger river. The capital city is Niamey.
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History
Main article: History of Niger
Politics
Main article: Politics of Niger
Departments
Main article: Departments of Niger
Geography
Main article: Geography of Niger
Economy
Main article: Economy of Niger
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Niger
Culture
Main article: Culture of Niger
Miscellaneous topics
Much of the information in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2002 U.S. Department of State website.
External links
Map of Niger with departements
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Algeria | Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Republic of the Congo | Côte d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | The Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | São Tomé and Príncipe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe | ||
| Other areas: Canary Islands | Mayotte | Réunion | Saint Helena | Western Sahara | ||
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