Niger

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country in Africa sovereign state

Niger is a landlocked West African country in the Sahel region, known for its vast desert landscapes, uranium resources, and predominantly rural population.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	country in Africa → sovereign state →
areaKm2	1267000 →
borderCountry	Algeria → Benin → Burkina Faso → Chad → Libya → Mali → Nigeria →
callingCode	+227 →
capital	Niamey →
climate	arid → semi-arid →
colonialPower	France →
continent	Africa →
currency	West African CFA franc →
currencyCode	XOF →
demonym	Nigerien →
drivesOn	right →
governmentType	semi-presidential republic →
hasDesertLandscape	true →
hasRegion	Sahara Desert → Sahel →
HDICategory	low human development →
independenceDate	1960-08-03 →
independenceFrom	France →
ISO3166-1Alpha2	NE →
ISO3166-1Alpha3	NER →
landlocked	true →
largestCity	Niamey →
locatedIn	Sahel region → West Africa →
majorReligion	Islam →
namedAfter	Niger River →
naturalResource	coal → gold → oil → uranium →
officialLanguage	French →
officialName	Republic of Niger →
partOf	African Union → Community of Sahel-Saharan States → ECOWAS → Organisation of Islamic Cooperation → United Nations →
populationCharacteristic	predominantly rural →
shortName	Niger →
timeZone	UTC+1 →
UNMemberState	true →

Referenced by (121)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Berber languages → Fula language → Fulfulde → Gur languages → Hausa → Mande languages → Niger–Congo languages → Nilo-Saharan languages → Nilo-Saharan phylum → Nilo-Saharian → Songhay languages → Tamazight (generic) → Zenati languages →	spokenIn
Central Sahara → Daza → EUCAP Sahel Niger → Lake Chad Basin → Niamey → Songhai people → Tebu → Teda → Tuareg → Tuareg rebellions in Niger → West African Economic and Monetary Union →	country
Amazigh flag → Boko alphabet → Central European Summer Time → French West African franc → Tifinagh →	usedIn
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti → Chad → Chadians → Libya →	borderCountry
Borno State → Gao Region → Sokoto State → Zamfara State →	bordersCountry
CEN-SAD → ECCAS → ECOWAS → French Community →	memberState
Benin → Burkina Faso → Mali →	borderedBy
Niamey → Sahara Desert → Sahel →	locatedIn
Atlantic–Congo languages → West African languages →	areSpokenIn
Fezzan → Kebbi State ("Niger (country)") →	borders
ECA Subregional Office for West Africa → West African Development Bank →	countryServed
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) → Islamic Development Bank →	hasMember
Boko Haram insurgency → Operation Barkhane →	location
Berbers → Fulani →	presentInCountry
Blue Men of the Sahara → Toubou ("eastern Niger") →	region
Chadian Arabic → Chadic languages →	spokenInCountry
West Africa Time → West African CFA franc →	usedInCountry
Bureau of African Affairs →	appliesPolicyTo
Blue People →	associatedWithRegion
Volta River →	basinCountry
Algeria →	borderingCountry
Tuareg cross →	circulatesIn
Hausa people →	concentratedInCountry
Sub-Saharan Africa →	contains
West Africa →	containsCountry
G5 Sahel →	countryMember
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development →	countryOfMembers
Niger River →	countryTraversed
Niger River →	drainageBasinCountry
Daza →	ethnicGroupIn
Teda →	ethnicMinorityIn
Saadi Gaddafi →	extraditedFrom
Saadi Gaddafi →	fledTo
Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel →	focusesOnCountry
Dakar Rally →	formerHostCountry
Niger River →	formsBorderBetween
Maliki →	geographicalDistribution
Eco →	geographicalScope
West Chadic →	geographicDistribution
North East Nigeria →	hasBorderWith
Governor-General of French West Africa ("Niger (French colony)") →	hasJurisdictionOver
Francophonie →	hasMajorMember
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation →	hasMemberState
Francophone Africa →	includesCountry
Northwest Africa →	includesPartOf
French West Africa →	includesTerritory
Tebu →	inhabits
Niamey →	isCapitalOf
Niamey →	isCulturalCenterOf
Niamey →	isEconomicCenterOf
Niamey →	isLargestCityOf
Hausa ("Southern Niger") →	isLinguaFrancaIn
Niamey →	isPoliticalCenterOf
Lake Chad Basin →	LCBCMembers
Bornu Empire →	locatedInPresentDay
Kanuri →	majorCountry
Tebu →	minorityStatusIn
Hausa ("Southern Niger") →	nativeTo
Ghat →	nearBorderWith
Maiduguri →	nearbyBorder
French →	officialLanguageOf
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb →	operationalArea
Tropic of Cancer →	passesThrough
Haredi Jews →	populationCenter
Toubou →	primaryCountry
Dawanau grain market →	regionServed
Nigeria →	sharesBorderWith
Niger →	shortName
Treaty of Lagos →	signatory
French West Africa →	successorState
Operation Serval →	supportedBy
African-led International Support Mission to Mali →	troopContributingCountry
Areva →	uraniumMiningCountry