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Capital Niger : |
Niamey .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Niger :
| Algeria 956 km, Benin 266 km, Burkina Faso 628 km, Chad 1,175 km, Libya 354 km, Mali 821 km, Nigeria 1,497 km .
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| Climate Niger :
| desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south .
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| Life expectancy Niger :
| 42.18 years .
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| Fertility rate Niger :
| 6.83 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Niger :
| republic .
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| Population Niger :
| 11,360,538 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Niger :
| 1.267 million sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Niger :
| 22,400 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Niger :
| 24,000 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Niger :
| 227.
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| Sex ratio total Niger :
| 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Niger ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Niger ratio 15 64 :
| 0.96 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Niger ratio 65 :
| 1.11 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Niger :
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| HIV Niger :
| 1.2% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Niger :
| 63% (1993 est.) |
| Literacy Niger :
| 17,60% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Niger :
| 0,80% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Niger :
| 35.4% (1995) |
| Inflation Niger :
| 3% (2002 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Niger :
| NA (2002 est.) |
| Internet Users Niger :
| 15,000 (2002) |
| Location Niger :
| Western Africa, southeast of Algeria |
| Geographic Coordinates Niger :
| 16 00 N, 8 00 E |
| Religion Niger :
| Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian |
| Administrative region Niger :
| 7 departments (departements, singular - departement) and 1 capital district* (capitale district); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder |
| Terrain Niger :
| predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north |
| Elevation extremes lowest Niger :
| Niger River 200 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Niger :
| Mont Bagzane 2,022 m |
| Natural resources Niger :
| uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum |
| Land use arable land Niger :
| 3,54% |
| Land use permanentcrops Niger :
| 0,01% |
| Irrigated land Niger :
| 660 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Niger :
| recurring droughts |
| Environment current issues Niger :
| overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction |
| Geography note Niger :
| 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 |
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Divisions
Agadez
Diffa
Dosso
Maradi
Niamey
Tahoua
Tillaberi
Zinder
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