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Niger today, map and information |
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| Official Name : |
RÉPUBLIQUE DU NIGER (Republic of Niger) |
| Land Area: |
1,267,000 square kilometres / 489,060 square miles. |
| Population: |
11,666,000 (est 2005). Density, 9.2 persons per square kilometres. |
| Languages: |
French (Official), Hausa, Songhai, Fulfulde (Fulani), Tamashek (Tureg), Arabic. |
| Religions: |
Muslim 80%, Traditional 15%, Christian 5%. |
| Capital: |
Niamey. (pop 325,000) |
| Currency: |
CFA franc, divided into 100 centimes. |
| Independant: |
3 August 1960, from France. |
| Geography: |
Niger's predominently arid landscape is dominated by the Manguéni Plateau in the north (dividing the Algerian Hoggar and the Tibesti mountains in Chad), and the Massif de Air in the centre. Sand or thin sandy soil
covers much of the north, west and central Niger, but to the southwest around the Niger river basin and around Lake Chad, soils are relatively fertile. |
| National Flag - Ratio 2:3 |
Climate in Niamey - elevation 215m/710ft |
Position in Africa |
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