Niger
Part of | West Africa ![]() |
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Year dem found am | 1960 ![]() |
Official name | Jamhuriyar Nijar, Niger, la République du Niger ![]() |
Native label | Nijar ![]() |
Short name | 🇳🇪 ![]() |
Dem name after | Niger River ![]() |
Official language | French ![]() |
Anthem | L'Honneur de la Patrie ![]() |
Culture | culture of Niger ![]() |
Motto text | Fraternité, Travail, Progrès, Fraternity, Work, Progress, Братство, труд, прогрес, Brawdoliaeth, Gwaith, Datblygiad ![]() |
Continent | Africa ![]() |
Country | Niger ![]() |
Capital | Niamey ![]() |
Located in time zone | UTC+01:00, Africa/Niamey ![]() |
Located in/on physical feature | Sahel ![]() |
Coordinate location | 17°0′0″N 10°0′0″E ![]() |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 20°21′11″N 15°59′48″E ![]() |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 23°31′12″N 11°58′48″E ![]() |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 11°41′37″N 3°36′34″E ![]() |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 14°31′19″N 0°10′8″E ![]() |
Highest point | Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès ![]() |
Lowest point | Niger River ![]() |
Office held by head of state | President of Niger ![]() |
State ein head | Mohamed Bazoum, Mahamadou Issoufou, Salou Djibo, Mamadou Tandja, Abdourahamane Tchiani ![]() |
Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of Niger ![]() |
Executive body | Cabinet of Niger ![]() |
Legislative body | National Assembly ![]() |
Central bank | Central Bank of West African States ![]() |
Public holiday | Independence Day ![]() |
Currency | West African CFA franc ![]() |
Driving side | right ![]() |
Dey replace | French West Africa ![]() |
Dema official website | http://www.presidence.ne ![]() |
Hashtag | Niger ![]() |
Top-level Internet domain | .ne ![]() |
Flag | flag of Niger ![]() |
Coat of arms | coat of arms of Niger ![]() |
Geography of topic | geography of Niger ![]() |
Get characteristic | partly free country ![]() |
History of topic | history of Niger ![]() |
Economy of topic | economy of Niger ![]() |
Demographics of topic | demographics of Niger ![]() |
Madhhab | Malikism ![]() |
Mobile country code | 614 ![]() |
Country calling code | +227 ![]() |
Trunk prefix | no value ![]() |
Emergency phone number | 17, 18 ![]() |
Licence plate code | RN ![]() |
Maritime identification digits | 656 ![]() |
Unicode character | 🇳🇪 ![]() |
Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Niger ![]() |

Niger, officially de Republic of the Niger, be a landlocked country insyd West Africa. E be a unitary state bordered by Libya to de northeast, Chad to de east, Nigeria to de south, Benin den Burkina Faso to de southwest, Mali to de west, den Algeria to de northwest. E dey cover a land area of almost 1,270,000 km2 (490,000 sq mi), wey dey make am de largest landlocked country insyd West Africa den de second largest landlocked nation insyd Africa behind Chad. Over 80% of ein land area dey lie insyd de Sahara. Ein predominantly Muslim population of about 25 million[1][2] dey live mostly insyd clusters insyd de south den west of de country. De capital Niamey dey locate insyd Niger ein southwest corner along de namesake Niger River.
Governance den politics
[edit | edit source]Dem divide Niger into 7 Regions den one capital district. Dem subdivide dese Regions into 36 departments. Dem currently break down de 36 Departments into Communes of varying types. As of 2006[update] na der be 265 communes, wey dey include communes urbaines (Urban Communes: as subdivisions of major cities), communes rurales (Rural Communes), insyd sparsely populated areas den postes administratifs (Administrative Posts) for largely uninhabited desert areas anaa military zones.
Administrative divisions
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De pre-2002 departments (dem rename as regions) den capital district be:
- Agadez Region
- Diffa Region
- Dosso Region
- Maradi Region
- Tahoua Region
- Tillabéri Region
- Zinder Region
- Niamey (capital district)
Largest cities den towns
[edit | edit source]Largest cities anaa towns insyd Niger
According to de 2012 Census[3] | |||||||
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Rank | Name | Region | Pop. | ||||
1 | Niamey | Niamey | 978,029 | ||||
2 | Maradi | Maradi | 267,249 | ||||
3 | Zinder | Zinder | 235,605 | ||||
4 | Tahoua | Tahoua | 117,826 | ||||
5 | Agadez | Agadez | 110,497 | ||||
6 | Arlit | Agadez | 78,651 | ||||
7 | Birni-N'Konni | Tahoua | 63,169 | ||||
8 | Dosso | Dosso | 58,671 | ||||
9 | Gaya | Dosso | 45,465 | ||||
10 | Tessaoua | Maradi | 43,409 |
Demographics
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Urban settlements
[edit | edit source]Rank | City | Population | Region | |
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2001 Census[4] | 2012 Census[4] | |||
1. | Niamey | 690,286 | 978,029 | Niamey |
2. | Maradi | 148,017 | 267,249 | Maradi Region |
3. | Zinder | 170,575 | 235,605 | Zinder Region |
4. | Tahoua | 73,002 | 117,826 | Tahoua Region |
5. | Agadez | 77,060 | 110,497 | Agadez Region |
6. | Arlit | 68,835 | 78,651 | Agadez Region |
7. | Birni N'Konni | 44,663 | 63,169 | Tahoua Region |
8. | Dosso | 43,561 | 58,671 | Dosso Region |
9. | Gaya | 28,385 | 45,465 | Dosso Region |
10. | Tessaoua | 31,667 | 43,409 | Maradi Region |
Ethnic groups
[edit | edit source]As insyd chaw West African countries, Niger get a wide variety of ethnic groups. De ethnic makeup of Niger insyd 2001 be as follows: Hausa (55.4%), Zarma & Songhay (21%), Tuareg (9.3%), Fula (French: Peuls; Fula: Fulɓe) (8.5%), Kanuri Manga (4.7%), Tubu (0.4%), Arab (0.4%), Gourmantche (0.4%), other (0.1%).[5] De Zarma den Songhay dey dominate de Dosso, Tillabéri, den Niamey regions, de Hausa dey dominate de Zinder, Maradi, den Tahoua regions, Kanuri Manga dey dominate de Diffa region, den Tuaregs dey dominate de Agadez region insyd Northern Niger.[6]
Culture
[edit | edit source]Festivals den cultural events
[edit | edit source]Guérewol festival
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De Guérewol festival be a traditional Wodaabe cultural event wey dey take place insyd Abalak insyd Tahoua region anaa In'Gall insyd Agadez Region.
Cure Salée festival
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ "Niger". Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Niger: Regions, Cities & Urban Centers – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ (in French) Annuaires Statistiques du Niger 2007–2011. Structure de la population Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine (Niger's National Statistics Institute Report)
- ↑ "DEMOGRAPHIE". www.stat-niger.org. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
Sources
[edit | edit source]- Decalo, Samuel. Historical Dictionary of Niger, 3rd ed. (Scarecrow Press, 1997, ISBN 0-8108-3136-8) – a comprehensive collection of Niger topics
- CIA World Factbook (entry on Niger Archived 30 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine)
- US State Department "Niger". State.gov. 3 February 2010. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2010. Note: This article contains material from the State Department website.
- Unicef Niger statistics Archived 30 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Unesco manuscript on child work and schooling in Niger
External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Niger Archived 30 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Niger from UCB Libraries GovPubs
- Niger profile (Archived 2 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine) – BBC News
- Wikimedia Atlas of Niger
- Key Development Forecasts for Niger (Archived 17 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine) – International Futures
Trade
- 2012 Niger Trade Summary Statistics. Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine..
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