Niger
Peace Corps suspended its volunteer activities in Niger in January 2011.
More than 3,170 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in Niger since the program was established in 1962.
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Vital Statistics
- Population Average
- 12 million
- Program Dates
- 1962-2011
- Number of Volunteers
- 0
- Total Volunteers to Date
- 3,172
- Program Sectors
Agriculture, Business Development, Education, Environment, Health and HIV/AIDS, Youth
- Languages Spoken
- French, Fulfudé, Hausa, Kanuri, Tamasheq, and Zarma
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