Niger

Niger, officially de Republic of the Niger, be a landlocked country insyd West Africa. E be a unitary state bordered by Libya to de northeast, Chad to de east, Nigeria to de south, Benin den Burkina Faso to de southwest, Mali to de west, den Algeria to de northwest. E dey cover a land area of almost , wey dey make am de largest landlocked country insyd West Africa den de second largest landlocked nation insyd Africa behind Chad. Over 80% of ein land area dey lie insyd de Sahara. Ein predominantly Muslim population of about 25 million"World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022."World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022. dey live mostly insyd clusters insyd de south den west of de country. De capital Niamey dey locate insyd Niger ein southwest corner along de namesake Niger River.

 Governance den politics 
Dem divide Niger into 7 Regions den one capital district. Dem subdivide dese Regions into 36 departments. Dem currently break down de 36 Departments into Communes of varying types.  na der be 265 communes, wey dey include communes urbaines (Urban Communes: as subdivisions of major cities), communes rurales (Rural Communes), insyd sparsely populated areas den postes administratifs (Administrative Posts) for largely uninhabited desert areas anaa military zones.

Administrative divisions
 Agadez Region
 Diffa Region
 Dosso Region
 Maradi Region
 Tahoua Region
 Tillabéri Region
 Zinder Region
 Niamey (capital district)

Largest cities den towns
Largest cities anaa towns insyd Niger

According to de 2012 Census"Niger". Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.RankNameRegionPop.1NiameyNiamey978,0292MaradiMaradi267,2493ZinderZinder235,6054TahouaTahoua117,8265AgadezAgadez110,4976ArlitAgadez78,6517Birni-N'KonniTahoua63,1698DossoDosso58,6719GayaDosso45,46510TessaouaMaradi43,409

Demographics
Urban settlements
+ Cities of Niger Rank  City  Population  Region 2001 Census 2012 Census 1.  Niamey  690,286  978,029  Niamey 2.  Maradi  148,017  267,249  Maradi Region 3.  Zinder  170,575  235,605  Zinder Region 4.  Tahoua  73,002  117,826  Tahoua Region 5.  Agadez  77,060  110,497  Agadez Region 6.  Arlit  68,835  78,651  Agadez Region 7.  Birni N'Konni  44,663  63,169  Tahoua Region 8.  Dosso  43,561  58,671  Dosso Region 9.  Gaya  28,385  45,465  Dosso Region 10.  Tessaoua  31,667  43,409  Maradi Region

Ethnic groups
As insyd chaw West African countries, Niger get a wide variety of ethnic groups. De ethnic makeup of Niger insyd 2001 be as follows: Hausa (55.4%), Zarma & Songhay (21%), Tuareg (9.3%), Fula (French: Peuls; Fula: Fulɓe) (8.5%), Kanuri Manga (4.7%), Tubu (0.4%), Arab (0.4%), Gourmantche (0.4%), other (0.1%).(in French) Annuaires Statistiques du Niger 2007–2011. Structure de la population Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine (Niger's National Statistics Institute Report) De Zarma den Songhay dey dominate de Dosso, Tillabéri, den Niamey regions, de Hausa dey dominate de Zinder, Maradi, den Tahoua regions, Kanuri Manga dey dominate de Diffa region, den Tuaregs dey dominate de Agadez region insyd Northern Niger."DEMOGRAPHIE". www.stat-niger.org. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

 Culture 

 Festivals den cultural events 

 Guérewol festival 
De Guérewol festival be a traditional Wodaabe cultural event wey dey take place insyd Abalak insyd Tahoua region anaa In'Gall insyd Agadez Region.

 Cure Salée festival 

 References 

 Sources 

 Decalo, Samuel. Historical Dictionary of Niger, 3rd ed. (Scarecrow Press, 1997, ) – a comprehensive collection of Niger topics
 CIA World Factbook (entry on Niger Archived 30 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine)
 US State Department  Note: This article contains material from the State Department website.
 Unicef Niger statistics Archived 30 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
 Unesco manuscript on child work and schooling in Niger

 External links 

 Official website
 Niger Archived 30 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
 Niger from UCB Libraries GovPubs
 Niger profile (Archived 2 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine) – BBC News
 Wikimedia Atlas of Niger
 Key Development Forecasts for Niger (Archived 17 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine) – International Futures

Trade

 2012 Niger Trade Summary Statistics. Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine..

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