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Official Name
Republic of Niger
Motto
Fraternity, Work, Progress
Region
Africa
Sub-Region
Western Africa
Capital
Niamey
Currency
New Zealand Dollar (XOF)
Independence Day
3 Aug 1960: Independence from France in 1960.
Population
17,138,707
Nationality
Nigerien
Area
1,267,000 km2
Neighbor Countries
Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria
Time Zone
WAT (UTC+1)
Geo Location
Latitude 16.00, Longitude 8.00
Dialing Code
+227
ISO 9166 alpha 2 code
NE
ISO 9166 alpha 3 code
NER
ISO 9166 numeric 3 code
562
Code for International Olympic Committee
NIG
Country Domain (ccTLD)
.ne