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Africa
Republic of Niger
📍 Essential Info
CapitalNiamey
TimezoneUTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population27.3M
LanguagesHausa, Zarma, French (official), Fufulde, Tamashek, Kanuri, Gurmancema, Tagdal
Governmentformerly, semi-presidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.ne
Internet Users23%
GDP per Capita$1,800
🌍 Geography
LocationWestern Africa, southeast of Algeria
Size Comparisonslightly less than twice the size of Texas
Climatedesert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
Terrainpredominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsHausa 53.1%, Zarma/Songhai 21.2%, Tuareg 11%, Fulani (Peuhl) 6.5%, Kanuri 5.9%, Gurma 0.8%, Arab 0.4%, Tubu 0.4%, other/unavailable 0.9% (2006 est.)
ReligionsMuslim 95.5%, ethnic religionist 4.1%, Christian 0.3%, agnostics and other 0.1% (2020 est.)
Median Age15.3 years
Life Expectancy60.9 years
National HolidayRepublic Day, 18 December (1958)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook