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Region | Africa |
Capital | Niamey |
Area, km2 | 1 267 000 |
Population | 15 891 000 |
Population growth, per year | 584 789 |
Average life expectancy, years | 44.05 (m. 44.1, fem. 44) |
Population density, ppl./km2 | 12.54 |
Official languages | French |
Currency | CFA franc |
International phone code | 227 |
Internet tld | ne |
Time zone | UTC+1 |
International organizations participation Niger | African and Malagasy Union, Group of 90, World Trade Organization, Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, World Bank Group |
Land borders | Burkina Faso, Benin, Algeria, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, Nigeria, Chad |
Access to the seas and oceans | — |