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Country
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Leader
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President: Mahamadou Issoufou
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Head of state: Prince Hans-Adam II
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Population
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16,344,687
| 36,713
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Life Expectancy
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53.800 years
| 81.500 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| Niamey (population: 774,235) | Schaan (population: 5,748) |
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Human Development Index
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0.37
| 0
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| GDP per capita |
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Literacy Rate
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28.7%
| 100%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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12.4%
| 24%
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| Unemployment Rate |
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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| Religions |
Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
| Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002)
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| Languages |
French (official), Hausa, Djerma
| German (official), Alemannic dialect
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
| Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
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| Area |
1,267,000 km sq
| 160 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
| continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
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