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Niger: General Travel Information

Money / Currency                 Safety advice                Health Issues                Visas
Weather                                    Commuications            Electricity                        Public Holidays

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Money / Currency

CFA (Communaut Financiaire Africaine) Franc (CFAfr) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of CFAfr10,000, 5000, 2500, 1000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of CFAfr250, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1.
Credit cards have limited acceptance

Advice & Warnings

US State Department
Australia Foreign Affairs
Canadian consular affairs
UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Health

World health Organisation

Visas

All Foreign nationals require a visa

Weather

World weather Information service

Electricity

220 volts AC, 50Hz; Round two-pin plugs are used.

Public Holidays

2008
1 Jan New Year's Day.
20 Mar Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet Mohammed). 
24 Mar Easter Monday.
24 Apr National Concord Day.
1 May Labour Day.
3 Aug Independence Day.
2 Oct Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan).
9 Dec Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice).
18 Dec Republic Day. 
25 Dec Christmas Day.

 
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