Niger
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| Anthem: La Nigerienne | |
| Capital | [[has capital::Niamey]] |
| Largest city | Niamey |
| Official language(s) | French |
| Government | Parliamentary democracy |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,267,000 km²1,267,000,000,000 m² 12,670,000 ha 489,191.435 miles² (22nd) |
| 489,191 sq mi | |
| - Water (%) | 0.0002% |
| Population | |
| - July 2005 est. | 13,957,000 (countries by population|64th) |
| - Density | 9/km² (207th) 23/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate |
| - Total | $10.2 billion (132nd) |
| - Per capita | $ 900 (171st) |
| HDI (2003) | 0.281 (177th) – low |
| Currency | [[Uses currency::CFA franc]] (XOF)
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| Time zone | zone (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | (UTC+2) |
| Internet TLD | [[Has internet TLD::.ne]] |
| Calling code | +227
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- This article, or parts of this article, has been imported from the page Wikipedia:Niger.
Niger, officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked sub-Saharan country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the East. The capital city is Niamey.
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Its namerelation is Niger.
