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Location:
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
Population:
10,075,511 (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Hausa 56%, Djerma 22%, Fula 8.5%, Tuareg 8%, Beri Beri (Kanouri) 4.3%, Arab, Toubou, and Gourmantche 1.2%, about 1,200 French expatriates
Religions:
Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christians
Languages:
French (official), Hausa, Djerma
Area:
total: 1.267 million sq km
land: 1,266,700 sq km
water: 300 sq km
Natural resources:
uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum
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