Country name: |
Niger |
Capital: |
Niamey |
Country code: |
348 |
Continent: |
Africa |
Currency name: |
West African CFA franc |
Independence: |
1960-08-03 00:00:00 |
Independent from: |
from France |
Total area (km2): |
1,267,000 |
Land area (km2): |
1,266,700 |
Water area (km2): |
300 |
Population: |
16,899,327 |
Population note: |
16,899,327 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: |
French |
All languages: |
French (official), Hausa, Djerma |
Time zone: |
WAT (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1) |
Date format: |
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Drive on: |
right |
Calling code: |
+227 |
Domain: |
.ne |