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Region: Africa

Capital: Niamey

Population: 22,749,426

Area Total: 1,267,000

Area Land: 1,266,700

Climate: Desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in exteme south
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Maradey 163,487 2020
Niamey 774,235 2020
Zinder 191,424 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Africa
Population: 22,749,426
Area Total: 1,267,000km2
Area Land: 1,266,700km2
Coast Line: 0km
Capital: Niamey
Climate: Desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in exteme south
Languages: French (official)
Hausa
Djerma
Currency: 1 CFAF$ = 100 centimes
Holiday: Republic Day is 18 December (1958), Independence Day is 3 August


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 71.80°F
July: °C / 85.20°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 23"


Boundaries
Nigeria 1,497 km
Chad 1,175 km
Algeria 956 km
Mali 821 km
Burkina Faso 628 km
Libya 354 km
Benin 266 km


Ethnic Divisions
Hausa 56.00%
Djerma 22.00%
Tuareg 8.00%
Fula 8.00%
Beri Beri (Kanouri) 4.00%
Arab, Toubou, and Gourmantche 1.00%
French expatriates 1.00%


Religions
Muslim 80.00%
Indigenous beliefs and Christians 20.00%

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