Niger Economy, People, Culture and Flag

PEOPLE OF NIGER

The total population of Niger is almost 12,525,094. The Hausa race occupies more than 50% of this huge population. Djerma also covers a considerable amount of the total population. The other minorities are Fula, Tuareg, Beri Beri, Arab, Toubou, and Gourmantche. The official language of this country is French. However Hausa, Djerma, Tamajaq etc are also spoken widely in various parts of the country.



ART, CULTURE AND MUSIC OF NIGER

Art: Niger has an inclination towards art and crafts. In various corners of the country, artifacts, leather works, blankets, calabash engraving, silver works etc are practiced very popularly. Agadez Cross is a very famous artifact of Niger.

Culture: Niger has developed a diverse cultural environment in the presence of various ethnicities. Architecture, music and dance are given high respect in the tradition of Niger. Sport is also a popular form of entertainment. Sorro is a sport of Nigerien tradition. Camel racing is also another sport of this country.

Music: In Niger people love music and also practice it. Some of the musical instruments are tinde, viol etc. Tinde is kind of drum that is used especially in the female songs. On the other hand viol is a stringed instrument that is used in the male songs.

A famous music festival of this country is Prix Dan Gourmou.

FLAG OF NIGER

The Niger Flag is a square shaped simple one. It contains total three colors. In the fag, there are three horizontal blocks. All the bands are of same size. The upper band is colored in orange, the bottom one is green and the middle band is white. The white band bears an orange circle in the center. This circle is a symbol of the sun. The Nigerien flag resembles to the Indian flag to some extent. The Indian flag has a blue wheel in place of the orange circle. The colors of the Nigerien flag are representative of the various climactic conditions of the country.

ECONOMY OF NIGER

Nigeria is a very poor country. The economy of the country partially depends on its agriculture and partially on its export trade. The agricultural products are cotton, peanuts, cowpeas, millet, cassava, rice, sorghum etc. Some of the industries that are growing fast in this country are cement industry, brick industry, uranium mining industry, soap industry, textile industry, food processing industry and so on. Uranium ore, cowpeas, livestock, onions etc are the primary export commodities of the country. The countries, which take part in this export business with Niger, are France, US and Nigeria.