Map of Niger
Courtesy of CIA
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Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 1,267,000 sq.km.~
Population (1998): 10,119,000**
Population density: 8.0 per sq. km.
Urban population (1980/1997): 13/19*
Population growth (1990-1997): 2.8% p.a.*
Life expectancy males/females (1996): 44/49*
Fertility rate (1975/1995): 8.1/7.1**
Capital: Niamey
Largest city/population (1990): Niamey/400,000
GNP per capita 1997): $200 (WB*)
* = World Bank 1999
** World Resources Institute
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
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