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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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|
City
|
Population
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Estimated
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Maradey
|
163,487
|
2020
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Niamey
|
774,235
|
2020
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Zinder
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191,424
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2020
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| 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
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Nigeria
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1,497 km
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Chad
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1,175 km
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Algeria
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956 km
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Mali
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821 km
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Burkina Faso
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628 km
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Libya
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354 km
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Benin
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266 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Hausa
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56.00%
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Djerma
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22.00%
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Tuareg
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8.00%
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Fula
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8.00%
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Beri Beri (Kanouri)
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4.00%
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Arab, Toubou, and Gourmantche
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1.00%
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French expatriates
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1.00%
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Religions
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Muslim
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80.00%
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Indigenous beliefs and Christians
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20.00%
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