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Transportation of Niger

Airports:28 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 19
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 15
under 914 m: 2 (2006)
Roadways:total: 14,565 km
paved: 3,641 km
unpaved: 10,924 km (2004)
Waterways:300 km (the Niger, the only major river, is navigable to Gaya between September and March) (2005)
Ports and terminals:none

Niger Quickstats

  • Population: 12,894,865 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1.267 million sq km
  • Density: 11 /km² (206th)
  • GDP (total): $910.951 million (132nd)
  • GDP (per capita): $872 (171st)
  • Literacy: 28.7%

Languages of Niger

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  • Currency: CFA franc (XOF)
  • Dial code: +227

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Niger Internet

  • Usage: 29,000
  • Penetration: 0.2 %
  • Top Domain: .ng

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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