Niger Economy and History
(République du Niger). State of north-central Africa (1,267,000 km²). Capital: Niamey. Administrative division: departments (8). Population: 14,296,816 (2008 estimate). Language: French (official), djerma, hausa, local languages, kanuri, poular, tamachek. Religion: Sunni Muslims 88.7%, animists / traditional beliefs 11%, others 0.3%. Monetary unit: CFA franc (100 cents). Human Development Index: 0.370 (174th place). Borders: Algeria and Libya (N), Chad (E), Benin and Nigeria (S), Burkina Faso (SW), Mali (W). Member of: CEDEAO, OCI, UN, AU and WTO, EU associate. ECONOMY: TRADE…