|
Country
|
|
|
|
Leader
|
Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor
|
President: Mahamadou Issoufou
|
|
Population
|
109,011
| 16,344,687
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
73.300 years
| 53.800 years
|
|
Capital City
|
|
|
|
Largest city
|
| Saint George's (population: 7,500) | Niamey (population: 774,235) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.774
| 0.37
|
| GDP per capita |
|
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
96%
| 28.7%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
NA
| 2.8
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
21.4%
| 12.4%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
|
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished in practice
|
| |
|
Political System
|
parliamentary democracy
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
|
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
| Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
|
| Languages |
English (official), French patois
| French (official), Hausa, Djerma
|
| Exports |
|
|
| External Debt |
|
|
| Exchange Rate |
|
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
|
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
|
|
| Location |
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
| Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
|
| Area |
344 km sq
| 1,267,000 km sq
|
| Coastline |
121 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
| desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
|
|
