🇳🇪 Niger

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Niger.

Current time in Niger

Africa/Niamey · GMT+1

Time zones in Niger

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At a glance

Capital
Region
Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Population
26,312,034
Area
1,267,000 km²
Currency
XOF Fr
Calling code
+227
Driving side
right
Languages
fra
Internet TLD
.ne

About

The Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest. It covers a land area of almost 1.27 million km2 (490,000 mi2), making it the largest landlocked country in West Africa and the second-largest landlocked nation in Africa behind Chad. Over 80% of its land area lies in the Sahara. Its predominantly Muslim population of about 25 million lives mostly in clusters in the south and west of the country. The capital, Niamey, is located in Niger's southwest corner along the namesake Niger River.

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