Niger - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about Niger. Niger (officially: Republic of Niger) is a country in Africa, precisely in Western Africa, with a population of about 28.6 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-19). The capital city of Republic of Niger is Niamey, and the official country TLD code is .ne. Niger has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as NE, NER, NIG, 562 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Niger , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Niger
Official Republic of Niger
Common (Native) Niger
Official (Native) Republic of Niger
Alternative spellings NE, Nijar
Translations ⬇️
Languages
fra French
Geography
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Niger is located in Western Africa and has a total land area of 1267000 km². It is bounded by Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria and the capital city is Niamey

Region/Continent Africa
Subregion Western Africa
TimeZone UTC+01:00
Capital city Niamey
Area 1267000 km²
Population 2024-11-19 28.6 Millions
Bordered Countreies Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria
Demonym
eng Male: Nigerien / Female: Nigerien
fra Male: Nigérien / Female: Nigérienne
Lat/Lng 16, 8
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Niger

The flag of Niger features three equal horizontal bands of orange, white and green, with an orange circle centered in the white band.

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Currency
Name West African CFA franc
Code XOF
Symbol Fr
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 NE
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 NER
ISO 3166-1 numeric 562
International calling code +227
FIFA 3 Letter Code NIG
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Niger is found in Western Africa