Niger (Republic of Niger) , NE

Niger: Independent country in Western Africa

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Geography

Republic of Niger is located at 18°0'0"N 9°0'0"E (18.0000000, 9.0000000). It has 6 neighbors: Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Benin, Chad, Mali and Algeria.

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The largest city of Republic of Niger is Maradi with a population of 191,367. . See all Republic of Niger cities & populated places.

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Republic of Niger Quick Facts

Population :	21,477,348
Country :	Niger
Different from :	Nigeria
Head of government :	Prime Minister of Niger
Plate code :	RN
Area :	1267000 km²
Official name :	Niger, la République du Niger, Nijar
Continent :	Africa
Northernmost point :	Point(11.98 23.52)
Legislative body :	National Assembly
Named for :	Niger River
Official language :	French, Arabic
Capital :	Niamey
Establishment :	January 01, 1960 (61 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+01:00
Local time :	06:23:53 (24th June 2021)

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Republic of Niger has 6 neighbours.

Federal Republic of Nigeria Independent country in West Africa
Burkina Faso Independent country in Africa
Republic of Benin Country in West Africa
Republic of Chad Independent country in central Africa
Republic of Mali Independent country in West Africa
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria sovereign in North Africa

Diffa Region
Agadez Region
Tahoua Region
Dosso Region
Zinder Region
Niamey
Tillabéri Region
Maradi Region

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	3,337,141	-
1961	3,429,301	2.69%
1962	3,525,797	2.74%
1963	3,626,224	2.77%
1964	3,729,912	2.78%
1965	3,836,373	2.78%
1966	3,945,602	2.77%
1967	4,057,818	2.77%
1968	4,173,030	2.76%
1969	4,291,280	2.76%
1970	4,412,638	2.75%
1971	4,537,090	2.74%
1972	4,664,739	2.74%
1973	4,795,926	2.74%
1974	4,931,095	2.74%
1975	5,070,583	2.75%
1976	5,214,731	2.76%
1977	5,363,565	2.77%
1978	5,516,743	2.78%
1979	5,673,727	2.77%
1980	5,834,248	2.75%
1981	5,998,722	2.74%
1982	6,167,768	2.74%
1983	6,341,634	2.74%
1984	6,520,599	2.74%
1985	6,705,210	2.75%
1986	6,895,733	2.76%
1987	7,093,264	2.78%
1988	7,300,220	2.83%
1989	7,519,642	2.92%
1990	7,753,907	3.02%
1991	8,004,058	3.13%
1992	8,270,248	3.22%
1993	8,552,812	3.3%
1994	8,851,763	3.38%
1995	9,167,078	3.44%
1996	9,499,605	3.5%
1997	9,849,621	3.55%
1998	10,215,806	3.58%
1999	10,596,258	3.59%
2000	10,989,815	3.58%
2001	11,396,434	3.57%
2002	11,817,297	3.56%
2003	12,254,040	3.56%
2004	12,708,897	3.58%
2005	13,183,798	3.6%
2006	13,679,705	3.63%
2007	14,197,289	3.65%
2008	14,737,895	3.67%
2009	15,302,948	3.69%
2010	15,893,746	3.72%
2011	16,511,462	3.74%
2012	17,138,707	3.66%
2013	17,831,270	3.88%
2014	18,534,802	3.8%
2015	20,001,663	7.33%	(Worldbank)
2016	20,788,838	3.79%	(Worldbank)
2017	21,477,348	3.21%
2018	22,442,948	4.3%	(Worldbank)
2019	23,310,715	3.72%	(Worldbank)

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