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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.

Map of Niger

Language varieties spoken in Niger

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Found 23 language names

Arabic, Algerian Saharan - ISO Language [aao] - Indigenous language volume_up
French (France) - ISO Language [fra] - Official language volume_up
Fulfulde (Nigeria, Taraba) - Language [fub] - Indigenous language volume_up
Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger - ISO Language [fuq] - Indigenous language volume_up
Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger: Wodaabe - Language Variety [fuq] - Indigenous language volume_up
Fulfulde, Western Niger - ISO Language [fuh] - Indigenous language volume_up
Fulfulde: Dogondoutchi (Niger) - Language Variety [fuq] - Indigenous language volume_up
Fulfulde: Tessaoua (Niger) - Language Variety [fuh] - Indigenous language volume_up
Hausa: Kurfey (Niger) - Language Variety [hau] - Indigenous language volume_up
Kanuri, Manga (Niger) - ISO Language [kby] - Indigenous language volume_up
Kanuri, Manga: Dagara (Niger) - Language Variety [kby] - Indigenous language volume_up
Kanuri, Tumari (Niger) - ISO Language [krt] - Indigenous language volume_up
Kanuri, Tumari: Kubari (Niger) - Language Variety [krt] - Indigenous language volume_up
Kanuri, Tumari: Sugurti (Niger) - Language Variety [krt] - Indigenous language volume_up
Tagdal (Niger) - ISO Language [tda] - Indigenous language volume_up
Tamajaq, Tawallammat (Niger) - ISO Language [ttq] - Indigenous language volume_up
Tamajeq, Tayart (Niger) - ISO Language [thz] - Indigenous language volume_up
Tamajeq: Air (Niger) - Language Variety [thz] - Indigenous language volume_up
Tamajeq: East Tawallemet (Niger) - Language Variety [ttq] - Indigenous language volume_up
Tamajeq: Tamastrait (Niger) - Language Variety [thz] - Indigenous language volume_up
Tamajeq: West Tawallemet (Niger) - Language Variety [ttq] - Indigenous language volume_up
Tasawaq (Niger) - ISO Language [twq] - Indigenous language volume_up
Zarma (Niger) - ISO Language [dje] - Indigenous language volume_up

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