Niger
Basic Information
Official name: Republic of Niger
Native name: Niger
Population: 26,312,034
Area: 1,267,000 km²
Region: Africa
Sub Region: Western Africa
Capital: Niamey
Coordinates: 16°, 8°
Landlocked: Yes
Political & Administrative
UN Member: Yes
Independent: Yes
Status: officially-assigned
ISO Code (Alpha-2): NE
ISO Code (Alpha-3): NER
Olympic Code: NIG
FIFA Code: NIG
Top level domain: .ne
Start of week: monday
Currencies
West African CFA franc (Fr) - XOF
Languages
French (fra)
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Continents
Africa
Demonyms
eng: Nigerien/Nigerienfra: Nigérien/Nigérienne
GINI Index
2014: 34.3
Driving
Side: rightSign: RN
International Dialing
+227
Coat of Arms
