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System of government | semi-presidential republic |
Country code | NE, NER |
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Capital city | Niamey |
Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
Predominant religion | Sunni Islam |
Former colonizer | France (French Republic) |
Membership | UN WTO MMF African Union |
Population | 21 466 863 people (57. place in the world) |
Area | 1 267 000 km2 (21. place in the world) |
Density | 17 people per km2 (166. place in the world) |
GDP per capita | 1 018 USD per capita (183. place in the world) |
Peacefulness | GPI Global Peace Index 2,394 (124. place in the world) |
Corruption | CPI Corruption Perceptions Index 32 (118. place in the world) |
Human development | HDI Human Development Index 0,354 (188. place in the world) |
Economy freedom | EFI Economy Freedom Index 51,6 (147. place in the world) |
Life expectancy | 60,4 years (173. place in the world) |
Income iequality | Gini coefficient 34,3 (56. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions | 2,497 Mt CO2/year (143. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per km2 | 2 t CO2/km2/year (178. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per capita | 0,1 t CO2/per capita/year (176. place in the world) |