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Niger (nation) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 16 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 16.0000 decimal degrees |
Long: 008 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 8.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Region had Paleolithic settlements; Taureg people arrived by 11th century; powerful sultanates and kingdoms flourished 15th-19th centuries; explored by Europeans 18th century; part of French West Africa 1904; boundaries demarcated by Anglo-French accords 1899 and 1904; official language is French, though Hausa and Djerma are widely spoken. |
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Niger (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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Niger (French-P,U,N)
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République du Niger (C,V,O,French,U,N)
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Republic of the Niger (C,O,English,U,N)
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Republic of Niger (C,O,English,U,N)
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República del Níger (C,O)
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Níger (C,O)
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Нигер (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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Республика Нигер (C,O,Russian,U)
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尼日尔 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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尼日尔共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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ا يًجَر (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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جُهور ةً ا يًجَر (C,O,Arabic,U)
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NER (C,O,ISO3L)
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NE (C,O,ISO2L)
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ISO562 (C,O,ISO3N)
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NG00 (C,O,FIPS)
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Nigerien (C,O,English,U,A)
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ניז'ר (C,U,Hebrew )
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nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence in 1960 |
primary political unit (C) |
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independent sovereign nation (C) |
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republic (C) |
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initially in French Community 1958 |
former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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controlled region (H) |
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French, late 19th century-1960 |
territory (H) |
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French, 1946-1958 |
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Related geographic places: |
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capital is .... |
Niamey .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Niger, Niamey) [1091792] |
member of .... |
French West Africa .......... (federation) |
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(World, Africa) [6002142] |
member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1960 |
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