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Niger

16.0N 8.0E · 25 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM FRANCE · 3 AUGUST 1960
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1991 – present · Democracy, Tuareg rebellions and the cycle of coups
5 EVENTS
1990–1995 · First Tuareg rebellion 2 REFS
1991–1993 · Transition to multiparty democracy 2 REFS
1960 – 1991 · Independence, uranium and the long droughts
4 EVENTS
3 August 1960 · Niger gains independence 3 REFS
15 April 1974 · Kountché's coup ousts Diori 3 REFS
1899 – 1960 · Conquest, the Voulet-Chanoine column and colonial Niger
4 EVENTS
1899 · The Voulet-Chanoine mission 3 REFS
1958 · Autonomous republic within the French Community 3 REFS
c. 1500 – 1899 · Hausa states, Damagaram and the shadow of Bornu
4 EVENTS
c. 1731 · Founding of the Sultanate of Damagaram 2 REFS
19th century · Zinder, a trans-Saharan hub 2 REFS
c. 1400 – 1700 · Aïr, the caravans, and the eastern reach of Songhai
4 EVENTS
early 15th century (c. 1405) · Founding of the Sultanate of Aïr 3 REFS
c. 1500–1501 · Songhai pushes into Aïr 3 REFS
c. 8000 BCE – 2500 BCE · The Green Sahara and the peoples of the Ténéré
4 EVENTS
c. 8000 BCE · Burials begin at Gobero 3 REFS
c. 5th millennium BCE · The Tenerean herders 3 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Niamey
Population
19 m
Area
1,267,000 km²
Region
Western Africa
Languages
French
Currency
West African CFA franc (Fr)
Demonym
Nigerien
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$22 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$775’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
7.0%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
-4.5%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
33.9%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
28 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
61.4 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
18.4%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
5.9’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
35.6%’22 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
39.9’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
35.8’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
36.4’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
42.8’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
40.7’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
35.4’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
4.0%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.04’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
110.7’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
81.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
35.6%’22 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
4.1%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
64.7%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
19.9%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
4.2%’19 WB-UNESCO

Technology

Researchers (per million)
27’13 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
15.6%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
61’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
8.6%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
1,266,700 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
0.8%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
36.8%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.1’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
79.6%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
6.4%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.6%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.8%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
4.9%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
21.3%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
2.2%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$436 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
10,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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