Niger
People
- Population: 9113001
- Population Growth: 2.99%
- Infant Mortality: 117.6 per 1000 live births (similar to Burkina Faso, Niger)
Context
- Area: 1267000 km2
- Government: republic
- Religions: Muslim (80%)
- Ethnic Groups: Gourmantche (1%), Beri Beri (4%), Tuareg (8%), Fula (9%), Djerma (22%), Hausa (56%)
- Borders: Benin (266 km), Libya (354 km), Burkina Faso (628 km), Mali (821 km), Algeria (956 km), Chad (1175 km), Nigeria (1497 km)
Economy
- GDP per capita: 199$US (similar to Haiti, Svalbard, Russia, Bhutan)
- GDP from agriculture: 38.5%
- GDP from industry: 17.9%
- GDP from services: 43.6%
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