Statistics for Niger Country Quiz

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Major river running through that city	Niger River	99%
Most populous country Niger borders	Nigeria	98%
Major desert that covers 80% of Niger	Sahara	98%
The average Nigerien woman will have 6.9 of these, the highest rate in the world	Children	94%
Country whose flag looks most similar to that of Niger:	India	93%
Largest country that Niger borders	Algeria	92%
Official language	French	88%
To the nearest whole number, the percentage of Nigeriens who are Islamic	99%	85%
Large, but shallow lake, that Niger shares with three other countries	Lake Chad	81%
Sector of the economy which 82% of Nigeriens engage in	Agriculture	79%
Capital of Niger	Niamey	72%
Currency Niger shares with seven other countries	CFA {Franc}	61%
Yellow element that represents 91% of Niger's exports (hint: it was falsely claimed that Saddam Hussein tried to buy it)	Uranium	55%
Term for the semi-arid zone south of the above, which includes much of southern Niger	Sahel	48%
Largest ethnic group (starts with H)	Hausa	34%
Empire that ruled the region c. 1464–1591	{Song}hai	31%