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Country Profile
Location: West Africa, southeast of Algeria
Geographical
Size: land: 1,266,700 sq km, water: 300 sq km
Climate: desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
Population: 26,342,784 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 3.66% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Hausa 53.1%, Zarma/Songhai 21.2%, Tuareg 11%, Fulani (Peuhl) 6.5%, Kanuri 5.9%, Gurma 0.8%, Arab 0.4%, Tubu 0.4%, other/unavailable 0.9% (2006 est.)
Languages: French (official), Hausa, Djerma
Religion: Muslim 99.3%, Christian .3%, animist .2%, none .1% (2012 est.)
Government
Type: semi-presidential republic
Capital
City: Niamey
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