NIGER

THE REPULIC OF NIGER

• A land locked country
• Named after the Niger river
• Capital: Niamey
• Population 17.83 million

THE PRESIDENT

• Mahamadou Issoufou
• Prime minister (1993-1994)
• Born 1952 (62 yrs. old)
• President since 2011

HOLIDAYS

• July 25: Lailatou-Kadr (Quran Revalation)
• 28: Mon Korité (End of Ramadan)
• Aug. 3:Independence Day (Fête nationale de l'Arbre)
• Oct. 5: Tabaski (Feast of Sacrifice)
• 26: Muharam (Islamic New Year)

NATIONAL ANTEM

• http://www.linkonlearning.com/public/anthems/countries/niger.htm

LANGUAGES

• Hassāniya
• Libyan
• Shuwa
• Dazaga
• The top 4 spoken

LOCATION

• It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south,
• Burkina Faso and Mali to the west,
• Algeria and Libya to the north, and
• Chad to the east.

THINGS TO DO

• Visit W National Park
• Hike the Aïr Mountains
• Walk through Niamey Grand Mosque
• Look at Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve

FUN FACTS

• GDP: 7.356 million USD
• Niger's constitution was adopted 10-31-10
• Currency-West African CFA franc
• Semi-presidential system

ETHNIC GROUPS

TOP 4 CITIES WHERE POP. IS

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