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Niger
republic, sovereign state, landlocked country, country
Part ofWest Africa Edit
Year dem found am1960 Edit
Official nameJamhuriyar Nijar, Niger, la République du Niger Edit
Native labelNijar Edit
Short name🇳🇪 Edit
Dem name afterNiger River Edit
Official languageFrench Edit
AnthemL'Honneur de la Patrie Edit
Cultureculture of Niger Edit
Motto textFraternité, Travail, Progrès, Fraternity, Work, Progress, Братство, труд, прогрес, Brawdoliaeth, Gwaith, Datblygiad Edit
ContinentAfrica Edit
CountryNiger Edit
CapitalNiamey Edit
Located in time zoneUTC+01:00, Africa/Niamey Edit
Located in/on physical featureSahel Edit
Coordinate location17°0′0″N 10°0′0″E Edit
Coordinates of easternmost point20°21′11″N 15°59′48″E Edit
Coordinates of northernmost point23°31′12″N 11°58′48″E Edit
Coordinates of southernmost point11°41′37″N 3°36′34″E Edit
Coordinates of westernmost point14°31′19″N 0°10′8″E Edit
Highest pointMont Idoukal-n-Taghès Edit
Lowest pointNiger River Edit
Office held by head of statePresident of Niger Edit
State ein headMohamed Bazoum, Mahamadou Issoufou, Salou Djibo, Mamadou Tandja, Abdourahamane Tchiani Edit
Office head of government holdPrime Minister of Niger Edit
Executive bodyCabinet of Niger Edit
Legislative bodyNational Assembly Edit
Central bankCentral Bank of West African States Edit
Public holidayIndependence Day Edit
CurrencyWest African CFA franc Edit
Driving sideright Edit
Dey replaceFrench West Africa Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.presidence.ne Edit
HashtagNiger Edit
Top-level Internet domain.ne Edit
Flagflag of Niger Edit
Coat of armscoat of arms of Niger Edit
Geography of topicgeography of Niger Edit
Get characteristicpartly free country Edit
History of topichistory of Niger Edit
Economy of topiceconomy of Niger Edit
Demographics of topicdemographics of Niger Edit
MadhhabMalikism Edit
Mobile country code614 Edit
Country calling code+227 Edit
Trunk prefixno value Edit
Emergency phone number17, 18 Edit
Licence plate codeRN Edit
Maritime identification digits656 Edit
Unicode character🇳🇪 Edit
Category for maps or plansCategory:Maps of Niger Edit
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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

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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 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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Administrative divisions of Niger

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

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Largest cities anaa towns insyd Niger

According to de 2012 Census[3]

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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Population age pyramid of Niger insyd 2020
Wodaabe women plus traditional facial tattoos

Urban settlements

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Cities of Niger
Rank City Population Region
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

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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

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Festivals den cultural events

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Guérewol festival

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Participants insyd de Guérewol dey perform de Guérewol dance, 1997.

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

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References

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  1. "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. "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.
  3. "Niger". Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. 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.
  5. (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)
  6. "DEMOGRAPHIE". www.stat-niger.org. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

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