Capital Niamey Government Military Government Currency Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF) Area total: 1.267 million km2 water: 300 km2 land: 1,266,700 km2 Population 11,665,937 (July 2006 est.) Language French (official), Hausa, Djerma Religion Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian Electricity 220V/50Hz (European plug) Country code +227 Internet TLD .ne Time Zone UTC+1