Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Niger, not to be confused with its better known and more prosperous neighbour, Nigeria, is a landlocked country in west Africa.
It is as large as Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat put together but has a population of only about 8 million.
The north is dry and mountainous; the south, watered by Africa's third largest river, the Niger, is comparatively fertile and the population is concentrated here.
Farming and herding are the main occupations.
Niger is the leading producer and exporter of uraniun in the world, but it does not have many other natural resources.
Niamey is the capital and largest city.
Last updated on :12/5/2001
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Area : 1,267,000 sq km
Capital : Niamey
Population : 11,058,590
Language : French (official); Arabic, Boudouma, Djerma, Fulfulde, Gourmantchema, Hausa, Kanouri, Tamachek, Tasawak, Toubou
Currency : 1 Communaut* Financière Africaine (CFA) franc, consisting of 100 centimes
Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.