 | Capital city: Niamey largest city
(main river port and international airport) |
 | Area: 1267000 square km |
 | National day: 18 |
 | Independence: 3 August 1960. Former
French colony. |
 | Population: 10.5 million as of 2000 |
 | Leader: Mamadou Tandja, President
since 1999. |
 | Language: French (official), Hausa,
Fulani, Songhai, Tamasheq. |
 | Currency: CFA francs. |
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