Present-day Niger

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Country
gptkbp:area 1,267,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:basinSize gptkb:Lake_Chad
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
gptkbp:demonym Nigerien
gptkbp:dialCode +227
gptkbp:drivesOn right
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Arab
gptkb:Tuareg
Hausa
Fulani
Gurma
Kanuri
Toubou
Zarma-Songhai
gptkbp:governmentType unitary semi-presidential republic
gptkbp:HDI 0.400 (2021, very low)
gptkbp:highestPoint Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Present-day Niger
gptkbp:independenceDate gptkb:France
3 August 1960
gptkbp:internetTLD .ne
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code NE
gptkbp:landlocked true
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Niamey
gptkbp:lowestPoint gptkb:Niger_River
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
Community of Sahel-Saharan States
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Ténéré_Desert
gptkb:Sahara_Desert
gptkbp:notablePeak Aïr Mountains
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:officialName Republic of the Niger
gptkbp:populationEstimate over 25 million (2023)
gptkbp:region gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:timezone West Africa Time (UTC+1)
gptkbp:UNMemberSince 1960
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Toucouleur_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5