| Africa > Western Africa > Niger | |
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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 | |