Niger People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Popu/aiion:6,715,000(July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.4%

Nationality: noun—Nigerien(s) adjective— Nigerien

Ethnic divisions: 56% Hausa;22% Djerma;

• 8.5% Fula; 8% Tuareg; 4.3% Beri Beri

(Kanouri); 1.2% Arab, Toubou, and Gourmantche; about 4 000 French expatriates

Religion: 80% Muslim, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christians

Language: French (official); Ilausa, Djerma

Infant mortality rate: 136/1,(>00(1984)

Life expectancy 45

Literacy: 10%

Labor force: 2.5 million (1982) wage earners;

90% agriculture, 6% industry and commerce, 4% government

Organized labor: negligible

NOTE: The information regarding Niger on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Niger 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Niger 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.