| AREA ................................................ | 1.267.000 
                kmq | 
     
      | POPULATION .................................. | 11.360.538 in. | 
     
      | DENSITY ......................................... | 9,0 in/kmq | 
     
      | CAPITAL .......................................... | Niamey | 
     
      | LANGUAGES .................................... | French (official), Hausa, Djerma | 
     
      | RELIGIONS ...................................... | Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian | 
     
     | CURRENCY ...................................... | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF) | 
    
     | GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 779 $ (2004) | 
    
     | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,26 (172th place) | 
    
     | LOWEST POINT ............................... | Niger River 200 m | 
    
     | HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Mont Bagzane 2022 m | 
    
     | INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 3 August 1960 (from France) | 
    
     | INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic | 
    
      | WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .ne | 
    
    | COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +227 |