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Also Known As	République du Niger • Republic of Niger
Head Of Government	Prime Minister: Ali Mahaman Lamine Zène¹
Capital	Niamey
Population	(2026 est.) 29,312,000
Head Of State	Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani¹
Form Of Government	transitional military government¹
Official Language	none²
Official Religion	none
Official Name	République du Niger (Republic of Niger)
Total Area (Sq Km)	1,267,000
Total Area (Sq Mi)	489,191
Monetary Unit	CFA franc (CFAF)
Population Rank	(2026) 53
Population Projection 2030	34,535,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2026) 59.9
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2026) 23.1
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2024) 17.2% • Rural: (2024) 82.8%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2024) 65.2 years • Female: (2024) 67 years
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2024) 18,268
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2024) 680
¹Pres. Mohamed Bazoum was deposed in a military coup on July 26, 2023. The military suspended the constitution and dissolved government institutions. On July 28, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani was declared president of the newly formed transitional military council, the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country. On August 7, the council appointed Ali Mahaman Lamine Zène as acting prime minister. The Charter of the Refoundation, which provided for a five-year transition plan, was promulgated on March 26, 2025. Tchiani was sworn in as president of the transition period the same day.²Niger’s 2025 Charte de la Refondation designated Hausa as the national language and English and French as working languages.