Niger
Republic of Niger
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About Niger
Niger predominately consists of desert plains and sand dunes with flat to rolling plains in south and the volcanic Air Massif in the north. It is one of the hottest countries in the world. The country is home to some of the historical Arab/Touareg/African trading centers in the Sahara like Agadez that still is major end-point for caravans.
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General information
- Capital: Niamey
- Language: French (official), Hausa, Djerma
- Climate: Desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
- Timezone: UTC +1
- Currency: 1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF) = 100 centimes
- Electricity plugs: a b c d e f (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 11,665,937 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +227
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The Hausa people are the largest ethnic group in Niger and together with the Djerma they are sedentary farmers. The remainder of Nigeriens are nomadic or semi-nomadic camel herders and caravanners like the Fula, Tuareg and Beri Beri. The largely agrarian based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts common to the Sahel region of Africa.
Niger banned the centuries-old practice of slavery in 2003.
Religion: Muslim, Indigenous beliefs and Christian minority
National holiday: Republic Day, 18 December (1958)
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