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| Languages | French (official); Hausa; Songhai; Arabic |
| Religions | Islam 80%, Animist and Christian 20% |
| Ethnicity | Hausa 56%, Djerma 22%, Fula 8.5%, Tuareg 8%, Beri Beri (Kanouri) 4.3%, Arab, Toubou, and Gourmantche 1.2%, about 4,000 French expatriates |
| Population | 12,894,865 (July 2007 est.) |
| Capital | Niamey, 398,265 |
| Currency | CFA Franc BCEAO ? (XOF) |
| Web Domains | .ne |
| Phone Codes | 00-227 |
ICVolunteers-Switzerland is the Swiss branch of ICVolunteers. Historically, the Swiss office is the cradle of the whole organization. ICVolunteers has local presence in a growing number of countries, including Niger.
We invite you to look over what we are doing in the area.
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 07:00:00 GMT
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