| Country (long form) |
Republic of Niger |
| Capital |
Niamey |
| Total Area |
489,191.43 sq mi
1,267,000.00 sq km
(slightly less than twice the size of Texas) |
| Population |
10,075,511 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
28,457,437 |
| Languages |
French (official), Hausa, Djerma |
| Literacy |
13.6% total, 20.9% male, 6.6% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christians |
| Life Expectancy |
41.43 male, 41.11 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,000 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
uranium mining, cement, brick, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses |
| Agriculture |
cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats,
camels, donkeys, horses, poultry |
| Arable Land |
3% |
| Natural Resources |
uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum |
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