((Infobox country
|native_name = Republic of Niger
République du Niger Template:Fr icon
Jamhuriyar Nijar Template:Ha icon
|common_name = Niger
|image_flag = Flag of Niger.svg
|image_coat = Coat of Arms of Niger.svg
|image_map = Location Niger AU Africa.svg
|map_caption =
– in Africa (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union (light blue)
|national_motto = "Fraternité, Travail, Progrès" Template:Fr icon
"Fraternity, Work, Progress"
|national_anthem = La Nigérienne
|official_languages = French
|languages_type = National languages
|languages = Hausa, Fulfulde, Gulmancema, Kanuri, Zarma, Tamasheq
|demonym = Nigerien (/naɪdʒɪrɪˈɛn/ or /niːˈʒɛəriən/)[1][2]
|capital = Niamey
|coordinates=13°32′N 2°5′E / 13.533°N 2.083°E
|largest_city = Niamey
|government_type = Semi-presidential republic
|leader_title1 = President
|leader_name1 = Mahamadou Issoufou
|leader_title2 = Prime Minister
|leader_name2 = Brigi Rafini
|area_rank = 22nd
|area_magnitude = 1 E12
|area_km2 = 1,267,000
|area_sq_mi = 489,678
|percent_water = 0.02
|population_estimate = 15,730,754[3]
|population_estimate_rank = 63rd
|population_estimate_year = July 2011
|population_census = 10,790,352
|population_census_year = 2001
|population_density_km2 = 12.1
|population_density_sq_mi = 31.2
|population_density_rank =
|GDP_PPP = $11.783 billion[4]
|GDP_PPP_rank = 140th
|GDP_PPP_year = 2011l
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $781[4]
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 175th
|GDP_nominal = $6.286 billion[4]
|GDP_nominal_rank = 143rd
|GDP_nominal_year = 2011
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $417[4]
|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 177th
|sovereignty_type = Independence
|sovereignty_note = from France
|established_event1 = Declared
|established_date1 = 3 August 1960
|HDI_year = 2011
|HDI = 0.295
|HDI_change = increase
|HDI_ref =
|HDI_rank = 186th
|HDI_category = low
|Gini = 50.5
|Gini_ref =
|Gini_year = 1995
|Gini_category = high
|FSI = 91.2 
4.2
|FSI_year = 2007
|FSI_rank = 32nd
|FSI_category = Alert
|currency = [[West African CFA franc
Geography
Niger is on the border between the Sahara and Sub-Saharan regions. Niger's area is 1,267,000 square kilometres (489,191 sq mi) of which 300 square kilometres (116 sq mi) is water. It is the world's twenty-second largest country. Niger borders seven countries. The longest border is with Nigeria to the south.
The lowest point is the Niger River, with an elevation of 200 metres (656 ft). The highest point is Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès in the Aïr Mountains at 2,022 m (6,634 ft).
Cities
This table shows cities with a population over 10,000, according to 2001 census.
Climate
Niger's subtropical climate is mainly very hot and dry. Much of it is covered by desert. In the extreme south there is a tropical climate on the edges of the Niger River basin. The land is mostly desert plains and sand dunes. There is flat to rolling savanna in the south and hills in the north.
Education
The literacy rate (the amount of the adult population who can read or write) of Niger is among the lowest in the world. In 2005 it was estimated to be only 28.7% (42.9% male and 15.1% female).[7] Primary education in Niger is required for six years.[8] The primary school enrollment and attendance rates are low, particularly for girls.[8] Children are often made to work rather than attend school. This is particularly true during planting or harvest periods.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Merriam-Webster Dictionary".
- ↑ "Niger - Definition of Niger in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries - English.
- ↑ INS Niger Template:Fr icon
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Niger". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ↑ Population figures from citypopulation.de, citing (2001) Institut National de la Statistique du Niger.
- ↑ fallingrain.com.
- ↑ "Africa :: Niger — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Niger". 2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor. Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor (2002). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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