| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
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| National Anthem |
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| National Day |
18 December |
| Capital City |
Niamey |
| Other Major Cities |
Maradi, Zinder, Tahoua, Agadez, Arlit |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
| (16 00 N, 8 00 E) Western Africa, southeast of Algeria |
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| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
300 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
5,834 km |
| Border Countries |
7 border countries: Algeria (951 km); Benin (277 km); Burkina Faso (622 km); Chad (1,196 km); Libya (342 km); Mali (838 km); Nigeria (1,608 km) |
| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
Niger is situated in one of the sunniest regions of the world, and has a mainly dry climate with considerable temperature variations. Temperatures can exceed 40°Cin the shade from March to June, period of the ‘harmattan’ wind. During this period come the first rains usually announced by heavy clouds moving across the sky. Annual temperature differences vary from around 16 ° C in the northeast to around 9 ° C in the southwest. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Nigerien |
| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
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| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
3.73 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
6.67 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 593.63 National Currency Units (2023) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
| 15,414,701,067 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
4.1 Percent (2022) |
| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
5.81 Percent (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
0.48 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
2,035 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
543,087,651 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
France, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Türkiye |
| Merchandise Imports |
4,601,935,253 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
China, Thailand, France, Belgium, Nigeria |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
305,120,223 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Türkiye, Chad |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
734,580,326 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
Nigeria, Türkiye, Cote d’Ivoire, Algeria, Benin |
| Natural Resources |
Uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Millet; Dry cow peas; Indigenous cattle meat; Sorghum; Whole fresh cow milk |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
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| Country Code |
227 |
| Electricity |
220 V, C / D / E / F |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
17 |
| Ambulance |
18 |
| Fire |
15 |
| LINK |
| Presidency |
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| Prime Ministry |
http://niger-gouv.org |
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http://www.assemblee.ne |
| Ministry of Energy & Petroleum |
http://www.gouv.ne |
| Ministry of Public Health |
http://www.msp.ne |
| Ministry of Tourism & Handicrafts |
http://www.niger-tourisme.com |
| Ministry of Youth & Sports |
http://mjs-niger.org |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.stat-niger.org/statistique/ |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
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| Higher Education Authority |
http://www.messrs.ne |
