Niger

Republic of Niger
Information
Capital	Niamey
Major Cities	Maradi, Zinder and Tahoua.
Language(s)	French (official), Hausa and Djerma.
Population	17.16 million (2012)
Ethnic Groups	Hausa 56%, Djerma 22%, Fula 8.5%, Tuareg 8%, Beri Beri (Kanouri) 4.3%, Arab, Toubou, and Gourmantche 1.2%, about 1,200 French expatriates
Demonym	Nigerien
Government	Semi-presidential system
Currency	West African CFA franc

The Pont Kennedy across the Niger at Niamey in February 2019. Author: NigerTZai.

• Not to be confused with the neighbouring country of Nigeria, Niger State in Nigeria, the River Niger or the banned American Anti-Black racial slur that uses an additional 'g' in it.

Overview

Niger, officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the River Niger. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east. Niger covers a land area of almost 1,270,000 km², over 80 percent of which is covered by the Sahara desert. The country's predominantly Islamic population of just above 15,000,000 is mostly clustered in the far south and west of the nation. The capital city is Niamey.

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• Niger Review