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0 groups tours with set departures
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World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (West Africa time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | French |
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| Other languages: | Djerma, Fulani, Hausa, Tuareg |
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| Currency: |
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) €1 = CAF655, $1 = CAF0.00, £1 = CAF781 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .ne | International Dialling Code: 227 |
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For help planning your trip to Niger including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Niger trip planning page.
Further information on Niger
Discover more about Niger - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 1,267,000 sq km (300 sq km under water)
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Neighbours (border lengths): Algeria (956km), Benin (266km), Burkina Faso (628km), Chad (1,175km), Libya (354km), Mali (821km), Nigeria (1,497km)
Climate: Mostly a desert climate with hot, dry and dusty conditions but there is a tropical climate in the extreme south.
Highest mountain: Mont Bagzane (2,022m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Niger from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Partly Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Hybrid regime | 115/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Unfree | 127/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 46/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Limited rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 103/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 117/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Niger Status: Independent Country
Population: 17,466,172 (rank: 62/196) Density: 13.7 people/sq km (rank: 176/196)
Ethnic groups: Haoussa 55.4%, Djerma Sonrai 21%, Tuareg 9.3%, Peuhl 8.5%, Kanouri Manga 4.7%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
Religions: Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
GDP (PPP): $13.98 billion GDP per capita: $800 (rank: 189/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.