Niger, officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east. Niger covers a land area of almost 1,270,000Â km, making it the largest nation in West Africa, with over 80 percent of its land area covered by the Sahara desert.
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| Name | Niger |
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| Alpha2 Code | NE |
| Alpha3 Code | NER |
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| Capital | Niamey |
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| | NE | | Nijar | | Republic of Niger | | République du Niger |
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| Region | Africa |
| Subregion | Western Africa |
| Population | 20715000 |
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| Demonym | Nigerien |
| Area | 1267000 |
| Gini | 34.6 |
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| Native Name | Niger |
| Numeric Code | 562 |
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| | Code | XOF | | Name | West African CFA franc | | Symbol | Fr |
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| | Iso639_1 | fr | | Iso639_2 | fra | | Name | French | | Native Name | français |
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| | De | Niger | | Es | Níger | | Fr | Niger | | Ja | ニジェール | | It | Niger | | Br | Níger | | Pt | Níger | | Nl | Niger | | Hr | Niger | | Fa | نیجر |
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| Flag | https://restcountries.eu/data/ner.svg |
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| | Acronym | AU | | Name | African Union | | Other Acronyms | | | Other Names | |
| | الاتحاد الأفريقي | | Union africaine | | União Africana | | Unión Africana | | Umoja wa Afrika |
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| Cioc | NIG |
A valid passport over the 60 days of the period of stay granted;
Two (02) photographs of identity and US$100.
Requirements and charges differ between embassies.
Niger Embassy
If you are travelling to Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d`Ivoire, Niger and Togo you may apply for a Visa Touristique Entente which costs 25000cf (about (US$50). It covers all the above countries, is cheaper and less work than getting single visas for each country.
Note: Please confirm details with embassy because policies do change with time
