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Republic of the Niger
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 Location of Niger (dark green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Niamey 13°32′N 2°05′E / 13.533°N 2.083°E |
| Official languages | French |
| Demonym(s) | Nigerien (/niːˈʒɛəriən/ |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic under a military junta |
| Omar Tchiani | |
| Ali Lamine Zeine | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence from France | |
• Republic proclaimed | 18 December 1958 |
• Declared | 3 August 1960 |
| Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (21st) |
• Water (%) | 0.02 |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 23,196,002 (57th) |
• 2012 census | 17,138,707 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $23.475 billion (140th) |
• Per capita | $1,213 (183rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $9.869 billion (136th) |
• Per capita | $510 (179th) |
| Gini (2014) | ▲ 34.0 medium · 70th |
| HDI (2019) |  0.394low · 189th |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +227 |
| ISO 3166 code | NE |
| Internet TLD | .ne |
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Niger or the Niger (/niːˈʒɛər/ or /ˈnaɪdʒər/;French: [niʒɛʁ]), officially the Republic of the Niger, is a country in western Africa. The capital is Niamey, and the official language is French. It is surrounded by Algeria and Libya to the north, Chad to the east, Nigeria and Benin to the south, and Burkina Faso and Mali to the west. Niger is landlocked, meaning it has no coastline. Niger gets its name from the Niger River, whose name possibly comes from the Berber word "River of Rivers".
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