Niger
Information about Niger
Region: Africa
Capital: Niamey
Population: 27,203,000
Area (sq km): 1,186,408
FIPS Country Code: NG
ISO Country Code: ne
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About Niger
Niger is a poor, landlocked Sub-Saharan nation in West Africa, whose economy centers on subsistence agriculture, animal husbandry, export trade, including some uranium. The Capital is Niamey. It has a population of over 10 million.
The ethnic groups include Hausa (56%), Djerma (22%), Fula (8.5%), Tuareg (8%) and other smaller groups. 80% of the people are Muslim; the remainder having indigenous beliefs and there are some Christians.
The official language is French. Hausa and Djerma are the main local languages.
Language varieties spoken in Niger
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Arabic, Algerian Saharan - ISO Language [aao] - Indigenous language
French (France) - ISO Language [fra] - Official language
Fulfulde (Nigeria, Taraba) - Language [fub] - Indigenous language
Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger - ISO Language [fuq] - Indigenous language
Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger: Wodaabe - Language Variety [fuq] - Indigenous language
Fulfulde, Western Niger - ISO Language [fuh] - Indigenous language
Fulfulde: Dogondoutchi (Niger) - Language Variety [fuq] - Indigenous language
Fulfulde: Tessaoua (Niger) - Language Variety [fuh] - Indigenous language
Hausa: Arewa (Niger) - Language Variety [hau] - Indigenous language
Hausa: Kurfey (Niger) - Language Variety [hau] - Indigenous language
Kanuri, Manga (Niger) - ISO Language [kby] - Indigenous language
Kanuri, Manga: Dagara (Niger) - Language Variety [kby] - Indigenous language
Kanuri, Tumari (Niger) - ISO Language [krt] - Indigenous language
Kanuri, Tumari: Kubari (Niger) - Language Variety [krt] - Indigenous language
Kanuri, Tumari: Sugurti (Niger) - Language Variety [krt] - Indigenous language
Tagdal (Niger) - ISO Language [tda] - Indigenous language
Tamajaq, Tawallammat (Niger) - ISO Language [ttq] - Indigenous language
Tamajeq, Tayart (Niger) - ISO Language [thz] - Indigenous language
Tamajeq: Air (Niger) - Language Variety [thz] - Indigenous language
Tamajeq: East Tawallemet (Niger) - Language Variety [ttq] - Indigenous language
Tamajeq: Tamastrait (Niger) - Language Variety [thz] - Indigenous language
Tamajeq: West Tawallemet (Niger) - Language Variety [ttq] - Indigenous language
Tasawaq (Niger) - ISO Language [twq] - Indigenous language
Zarma (Niger) - ISO Language [dje] - Indigenous language
People Groups in Niger
Algerian, Arabic-speaking ▪ Arab, Lebanese ▪ Arab, Libyan ▪ Baggara, Arab, Shuwa ▪ Bambara ▪ Buduma ▪ Deaf ▪ Dendi, Dandawa ▪ French ▪ Fulani, Sokoto ▪ Fulani, Western ▪ Fulani, Wodaabe ▪ Gourma ▪ Hausa ▪ Hausa, Mauri ▪ Iberogen, Igdalen ▪ Kanembu ▪ Kanuri, Bilma ▪ Kanuri, Manga ▪ Kanuri, Tumari ▪ Kanuri, Yerwa ▪ Moor ▪ Mossi, Moore ▪ Songhai-Koyraboro ▪ Tasawaq ▪ Tuareg, Air ▪ Tuareg, Algerian ▪ Tuareg, Arabized ▪ Tuareg, Asben ▪ Tuareg, Tamajaq ▪ Tuareg, Tamastairt ▪ Tubu, Daza ▪ Tubu, Teda ▪ Yoruba ▪ Zerma, Dyerma
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