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