Niger

Regions

Agadez
Diffa
Dosso
Maradi
Niamey
Tahoua
Tillabéri
Zinder

Country information

Country: Niger
Population: 15,878,271 inhabitants  (Last modified: 11/05/2012 )
Area 1,267,000 km²
Capital: Niamey
Currency: Franc (XOF)
Phone code: +227
Languages: fr-NE,ha,kr,dje
Domain name: .ne
Postcode form: ####
Postcode regex: ^(\d{4})$
ISO3: NER
Neighbors: Burkina Faso, Benin, Algeria, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Chad
Fips: NG

Current local time in Niger

Current Date:
Thursday 09 May 2024
Current Time:
  • 16
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  • 56
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  • 18
Time Zone: Africa/Niamey
GMT/UTC: + 1  hour
DST: No time changes this year!


*GMT/UTC - Standard Time Zone
*DST - Daylight Saving Time

Upcoming public holidays

Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
June 16 Sunday Father's Day Observance
June 17 Monday Eid al-Adha Public Holiday
June 20 Thursday June Solstice Season
July 8 Monday Muharram Public Holiday
August 3 Saturday Nigerien Independence Day Public Holiday
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Geographic information

Latitude in decimal degrees: 18
Longitude in decimal degrees: 9
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 18° North
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 9° East
Height above sea level: 1235 m,   4051.84 ft,   48622.07 in
Geographical feature: A (Administrative region type feature)
Feature designation code: A.PCLI (independent political entity)