Niger
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Entity:
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Niger
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Main prefix:
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5U
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Prefixes logged:
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5U7
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Time zone:
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UTC + 1 hour
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Continent:
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Africa
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ITU zone:
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46
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CQ zone:
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35
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Capital:
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Niamey
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Geographic
coordinates: |
16° 00' N, 8° 00' E
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Borders:
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Algeria 956 km, Benin 266 km, Burkina Faso 628 km, Chad
1,175 km, Libya 354 km, Mali 821 km, Nigeria 1,497 km
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Internet
country code: |
.ne
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| Country dialing code: | 227 |
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Independence:
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3 August 1960 (from France)
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Government
type: |
republic
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