Head of State/Government :

Mahamadou Issoufou

Governance : Unitary semi-presidential republic

Capital : Niamey

Land area : 1,267,000 km2 and 489,678 sq mi

Population : 2012 census 17,138,707

Independence : 3 August 1960

Official language : French

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Currency : West African CFA franc (XOF)

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Time zone : WAT (UTC+1)