Fact File
Capital: Niamey
Population: 17,493,000
Time zone: UTC +1
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +227
Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: French
Visas
Citizens of these countries do not require a visa:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
All other passport holders require a visa to enter Niger.
Airlines
Air Algerie – www.airalgerie.dz
Air Burkina – www.air-burkina.com
Air France – www.airfrance.com
Air Mali – www.air-mali.com
Ethiopian Airlines – www.ethiopianairlines.com
THY Turkish Airlines – www.thy.com
Hotels
Niamey
Gaweye – www.hotel-gaweye-niger.com
Grand Hotel Du Niger – www.grandhotelniger.com
Les Roniers – www.lesroniersdoum.com
Tenere – www.hotel-tenere-niger.com
Terminus – www.hotel-terminus-niger.com
Car Hire
Avis – www.avis.com
Europcar – www.europcar.com