Niger Republic

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Country
gptkbp:area 1,267,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Benin
gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Libya
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Niamey
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:continent gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:currency gptkb:West_African_CFA_franc
XOF
gptkbp:dialCode +227
gptkbp:drivesOn right
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Arab
gptkb:Tuareg
Hausa
Fulani
Gurma
Kanuri
Toubou
Zarma-Songhai
gptkbp:flag horizontal tricolor of orange, white, and green with an orange circle in the center
gptkbp:formerColonyOf gptkb:France
gptkbp:GDP about $15 billion (nominal, 2023)
gptkbp:governmentType military junta (as of 2024)
gptkbp:HDI 0.400 (2021, very low)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Niger Republic
gptkbp:independenceDay August 3, 1960
gptkbp:internetTLD .ne
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code NE
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Niamey
gptkbp:lifeExpectancy about 62 years (2023)
gptkbp:literacyRate about 35% (2021)
gptkbp:mainExports gptkb:livestock
gptkb:uranium
agricultural products
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Niger_River
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation
gptkb:ECOWAS
gptkbp:motto Fraternité, Travail, Progrès
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Republic_of_Niger
gptkbp:population about 25 million (2023)
gptkbp:president Abdourahamane Tchiani (as of 2024, military leader)
gptkbp:region gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:timezone West Africa Time (UTC+1)
gptkbp:UNMemberSince 1960
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sokoto_State
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6