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Summary
- Country: Niger (Republique du Niger)
- Capital: Niamey
- Languages: French (official), Hausa, Djerma
- Population: 12,894,865 (July 2007 est.)
- Area: total: 1.267 million sq km
- Border countries: Algeria 956 km, Benin 266 km, Burkina Faso 628 km, Chad 1,175 km, Libya 354 km, Mali 821 km, Nigeria 1,497 km
- Climate: desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
- Terrain: predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
- Elevation extremes: lowest point: Niger River 200 m, highest point: Mont Bagzane 2,022 m
- Geography - note: landlocked; one of the hottest countries in the world; northern four-fifths is desert, southern one-fifth is savanna, suitable for livestock and limited agriculture
- Natural resources: uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum
- Natural hazards: recurring droughts
- Religions: Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
- Government type: republic
- Administrative divisions: 8 regions (regions, singular - region) includes 1 capital district* (communite urbaine); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder
- Independence: 3 August 1960 (from France)
- National holiday: Republic Day, 18 December (1958)
- Legal system: based on French civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
For additional information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ng.html
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