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   Note: This section last updated 26th May 2021

In Fula (Fulfulde), Adlam script:

(where indicates the decimal separator and the thousands separator). Numbers in Adlam are written from right to left.

In Fula (Fulfulde), Latin script; and French:

   1 234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)

In Hausa:

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

In Tasawaq and Zarma:

   1 234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 26th May 2021

In Fula (Fulfulde), Adlam script:

   yyyy-mm-dd

In Fula (Fulfulde), Latin script; French, Hausa, Tasawaq and Zarma:

   dd/mm/yyyy

   14:32   

Niger counts 21 languages. The official language is French . The most widely-spoken languages are: Arabic (in 3 forms, 277 000 speakers); Sokoto Fulfulde (709 500 speakers); Hausa (3 600 000 speakers); Manga Kanuri (350 000 speakers); Songai (390 000 speakers); Air Tamajeq (250 000 speakers), Tahoua Tamajeq (350 000 speakers) and Zarma (1 495 000 speakers).

Any address written in a non-native language will be written in French. Deliveries are made only to post boxes (Boîte Postale, or BP).

Though postal deliveries are only to mailing addresses, street addresses will be found for the use of couriers, visitors etc. As not all streets are named, these may often be descriptive and unstructured. Where street are named, the names often change after a short distance. Address examples:

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

This is written Boîte Postale.

Niger introduced a 4-digit postal code in 2001. Currently, the first two digits are 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 or 80, and the third digit 0 or 1.

   Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired 

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   Note: This section last updated 9th August 2014

Refer to Exonyms in Niger for full lists of place names in Niger in other languages.

   Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm 

   Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm 

Niger has 7 regions (régions ), and 1 capital district (district capitale, shown in the list below with an asterisk):

    Agadez 
    Diffa 
    Dosso 
    Maradi 
    Niamey  *
    Tahoua 
    Tillabéri 
    Zinder 

Administrative districts graphic

   Note: This section last updated 6th November 2020

Niger telephone numbers have no area codes. Subscriber numbers have 8 digits. Mobile numbers commence with a 7, 8 or 9.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm