Niger
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Niger (pronoonced /ˈnaɪdʒər/ (
listen) or /niːˈʒɛər/; French pronunciation: [niʒɛʁ]), offeecially named the Republic o Niger, is a landlocked kintra in Wastren Africae, named efter the Niger River. It borders Nigerie an Benin tae the sooth, Burkina Faso an Mali tae the wast, Algerie an Libie tae the north an Chad tae the east. Niger covers a land aurie o amaist 1,270,000 km2, ower 80 percent o which is covered bi the Sahara desert. The kintra's predominantly Islamic population o juist abuin 15,000,000 is maistly clustered in the far sooth an wast o the naition. The caipital ceety is Niamey.
Republic o the Niger
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Anthem: La Nigérienne | |
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| Caipital and largest city | Niamey 13°32′N 2°05′E / 13.533°N 2.083°E |
| Offeecial leids | French |
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| Demonym(s) | Nigerien /naɪdʒɪrɪˈɛn/ or /niːˈʒɛəriən/ |
| Govrenment | Unitar semi-presidential republic |
• Preses | Mohamed Bazoum |
• Prime Meenister | Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou |
| Legislatur | Naitional Assembly |
| Unthirldom frae Fraunce | |
• Declared | 3 August 1960 |
| Aurie | |
• Total | 1,267,000 km2 (489,000 sq mi) (21st) |
• Water (%) | 0.02 |
| Population | |
• Julie 2016 estimate | 18,638,600 (61st) |
• 2012 census | 17,138,707 |
• Density | 12.1/km2 (31.3/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | $21.655 billion |
• Per capita | $1,154 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
• Tot | $7.674 billion |
• Per capita | $409 |
| Gini (2011) | 31.5 medium |
| HDI (2014) |  0.348law · 188t |
| Currency | Wast African CFA franc (XOF) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Drivin side | richt |
| Cawin code | +227 |
| ISO 3166 code | NE |
| Internet TLD | .ne |
Niger is a developin kintra. It haes the lawest Human Development Index (HDI) on Yird. Muckle o the non-desert portions o the kintra are threatened bi periodic drocht an desertification. The economy is concentratit aroond subsistence an some export agricultur clustered in the mair fertile sooth, an the export o raw materials—especially uranium ore. Niger remains handicapped bi its landlocked poseetion, desert terrain, poor eddication an poverty o its fowk, lack o infrastructur, poor heal care, an environmental degradation.
Nigerien society reflects a great diversity drawn frae the lang independent histories o its several ethnic groups an regions an thair relatively short period livin in a single state. Historically, wha is nou Niger haes been on the fringes o several lairge states. Syne unthirldom, Nigeriens hae lived unner five constitutions an three periods o militar rule. A majority live in rural auries, an hae little access tae advanced eddication.
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