Niger

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Capital: Niamey

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 489,678

Land Covered by Water: >1%

Time Zone: WAT (UTC+1)

Climate: desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south

Approximate Population: 13,957,001

Official Language: French

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Bahá'í, Indigenous Religion

Currency: West African CFA Franc

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Yellow fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis - endemic to the region, Tuberculosis (TB), Chikungunya Fever

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