Axion 3D Atlas/ATLAS.iso/stats/174.txt

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{1}Geography{4}
{4}To see a map of Niger, click {z,"-0.079341,11.873560,16.103052,24.284658",here}{4}!

{2}Location:{4} Western Africa, southeast of Algeria

{2}Area:{4}
{3}total area:{4} 1.267 million sq km
{3}land area:{4} 1,266,700 sq km
{3}comparative area:{4} slightly less than twice the size of Texas

{2}Land boundaries:{4}
{3}total:{4} 5,697 km
{3}border countries:{4} Algeria 956 km, Benin 266 km, Burkina Faso 628 km, Chad 1,175 km, Libya 354
km, Mali 821 km, Nigeria 1,497 km

{2}Coastline:{4} 0 km (landlocked)

{2}Maritime claims:{4} none (landlocked)

{2}International disputes:{4} Libya claims about 19,400 sq km in northern Niger; demarcation of
international boundaries in Lake Chad, the lack of which has led to border incidents in the past, is
completed and awaiting ratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria; Burkina Faso and
Mali are proceeding with boundary demarcation, including the tripoint with Niger

{2}Climate:{4} desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south

{2}Terrain:{4} predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
{3}lowest point:{4} Niger River 200 m
{3}highest point:{4} Mont Greboun 1,944 m

{2}Natural resources:{4} uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates

{2}Land use:{4}
{3}arable land:{4} 3%
{3}permanent crops:{4} 0%
{3}meadows and pastures:{4} 7%
{3}forest and woodland:{4} 2%
{3}other:{4} 88%

{2}Irrigated land:{4} 320 sq km (1989 est.)

{2}Environment:{4}
{3}current issues:{4} overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such
as elephant, hippopotamus, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction

{2}natural hazards:{4} recurring droughts

{2}international agreements:{4} party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species,
Environmental Modification, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed, but not
ratified - Desertification, Law of the Sea

{2}Geographic note:{4} landlocked


{1}People{4}

{2}Population:{4} 9,113,001 (July 1996 est.)

{2}Age structure:{4}
{3}0-14 years:{4} 48% (male 2,233,157; female 2,138,096)
{3}15-64 years:{4} 50% (male 2,202,413; female 2,317,188)
{3}65 years and over:{4} 2% (male 117,337; female 104,810) (July 1996 est.)

{2}Population growth rate:{4} 2.99% (1996 est.)

{2}Birth rate:{4} 54.46 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Death rate:{4} 24.57 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Net migration rate:{4} 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Sex ratio:{4}
{3}at birth:{4} 1.03 male(s)/female
{3}under 15 years:{4} 1.04 male(s)/female
{3}15-64 years:{4} 0.95 male(s)/female
{3}65 years and over:{4} 1.12 male(s)/female
{3}all ages:{4} 1 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

{2}Infant mortality rate:{4} 117.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

{2}Life expectancy at birth:{4}
{3}total population:{4} 40.66 years
{3}male:{4} 41.05 years
{3}female:{4} 40.25 years (1996 est.)

{2}Total fertility rate:{4} 7.44 children born/woman (1996 est.)

{2}Nationality:{4}
{3}noun:{4} Nigerien(s)
{3}adjective:{4} Nigerien

{2}Ethnic divisions:{4} Hausa 56%, Djerma 22%, Fula 8.5%, Tuareg 8%, Beri Beri (Kanouri) 4.3%,
Arab, Toubou, and Gourmantche 1.2%, about 4,000 French expatriates

{2}Religions:{4} Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christians

{2}Languages:{4} French (official), Hausa, Djerma

{2}Literacy:{4} age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
{3}total population:{4} 13.6%
{3}male:{4} 20.9%
{3}female:{4} 6.6%


{1}Government{4}

{2}Name of country:{4}
{3}conventional long form:{4} Republic of Niger
{3}conventional short form:{4} Niger
{3}local long form:{4} Republique du Niger
{3}local short form:{4} Niger

{2}Type of government:{4} republic

{2}Capital:{4} Niamey

{2}Administrative divisions:{4} 7 departments (departements, singular - departement), and 1 capital
district* (capitale district); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder

{2}Independence:{4} 3 August 1960 (from France)

{2}National holiday:{4} Republic Day, 18 December (1958)

{2}Constitution:{4} the constitution of January 1993 was revised by national referendum on 12 May
1996

{2}Legal system:{4} based on French civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction

{2}Suffrage:{4} 18 years of age; universal

{2}Executive branch:{4}
{3}chief of state:{4} President Colonel Ibrahim BARE Mainassara (since 28 January 1996 when he
ousted President Mahamane OUSMANE in a coup); Mahamane OUSMANE had been elected for
a five-year term by universal suffrage; election last held 17 March 1993 (next to be held 7 July
1996)
{3}head of government:{4} Prime Minister Boukary ADJI (since NA January 1996) appointed by
President BARE
{3}cabinet:{4} National Salvation Council was appointed by President BARE

{2}Legislative branch:{4} unicameral
National Assembly: elected by proportional representation for a five-year term; election last held
12 January 1995 (next to be held NA September 1996); results - percent of vote by party NA;
seats - (83 total) MNSD-NASSARA 29, CDS 24, PNDS 12, ANDP-Z 9, UDFP 3, UDPS 2, PADN
2, PPN-RDA 1, UPDP 1; note - this National Assembly dissolved by President BARE after the
coup on 28 January 1996

{2}Judicial branch:{4} State Court (Cour d'Etat); Court of Appeal (Cour d'Apel)

{2}Political parties and leaders:{4} National Movement of the Development Society (MNSD-NASSARA),
Mamadou TANDJA, chairman; Democratic and Social Convention (CDS), Jacoub SANOUSSI;
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS), Mahamadou ISSOUFOU; Nigerien Alliance
for Democracy and Progress-Zamanlahia (ANDP-Z), Moumouni Adamou DJERMAKOYE; Union
of Popular Forces for Democracy and Progress-Sawaba (UDFP), Djibo BAKARY, chairman; Union
for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), Akoli DAOUEL; Niger Social Democrat Party
(PADN), Malam Adji WAZIRI; Niger Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally (PPN-RDA), Dori
ABDOULAI, chairman; Union of Patriots, Democrats, and Progressives (UPDP), Professor Andre
SALIFOU, chairman

{2}International organization participation:{4} ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO,
FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, Interpol,
IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNAMIR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WCL,
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO

{2}Diplomatic representation in US:{4}
{3}chief of mission:{4} Ambassador Adamou SEYDOU
{3}chancery:{4} 2204 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
{3}telephone:{4} [1] [phone] through 4227

{2}US diplomatic representation:{4}
{3}chief of mission:{4} Ambassador John S. DAVISON
{3}embassy:{4} Rue Des Ambassades, Niamey
{3}mailing address:{4} B. P. 11201, Niamey
{3}telephone:{4} [227] 72 26 61 through 72 26 64
{3}FAX:{4} [227] 73 31 67

{2}Flag:{4} three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and green with a small orange disk
(representing the sun) centered in the white band; similar to the flag of India, which has a blue
spoked wheel centered in the white band


{1}Economy{4}

{2}Economic overview:{4} Niger is one of the world's poorest countries, with recent GDP growth barely
matching the rapid growth of population. The economy is centered on subsistence agriculture,
animal husbandry, and reexport trade, and increasingly less on uranium, its major export
throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Uranium revenues dropped by almost 50% between 1983 and
1990 with the end of the uranium boom. Terms of trade with Nigeria, Niger's largest regional trade
partner, have improved dramatically since the 50% devaluation of the African franc in January
1994; this devaluation boosted exports of livestock, peas, onions, and the products of Niger's
small cotton industry. The government relies on bilateral and multilateral aid for operating
expenses and public investment and is strongly induced to adhere to structural adjustment
programs designed by the IMF and the World Bank.

{2}GDP:{4} purchasing power parity - $5.5 billion (1995 est.)

{2}GDP real growth rate:{4} 6.7% (1995 est.)

{2}GDP per capita:{4} $600 (1995 est.)

{2}GDP composition by sector:{4}
{3}agriculture:{4} 38.5%
{3}industry:{4} 17.9%
{3}services:{4} 43.6% (1993)

{2}Inflation rate (consumer prices):{4} 35.6% (1994 est.)

{2}Labor force:{4} 2.5 million wage earners (1982)
{3}by occupation:{4} agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 6%, government 4%

{2}Unemployment rate:{4} NA%

{2}Budget:{4}
{3}revenues:{4} $188 million
{3}expenditures:{4} $400 million, including capital expenditures of $125 million (1993 est.)

{2}Industries:{4} cement, brick, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses, and a few other
small light industries; uranium mining

{2}Industrial production growth rate:{4} NA%

{2}Electricity:{4}
{3}capacity:{4} 60,000 kW
{3}production:{4} 200 million kWh
{3}consumption per capita:{4} 42 kWh (1992)

{2}Agriculture:{4} cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep,
goats

{2}Exports:{4} $232 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)
{3}commodities:{4} uranium ore 67%, livestock products 20%, cowpeas, onions
{3}partners:{4} France 77%, Nigeria 8%, Cote d'Ivoire, Italy

{2}Imports:{4} $234 million (c.i.f., 1994 est.)
{3}commodities:{4} consumer goods, primary materials, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum,
cereals
{3}partners:{4} France 23%, Cote d'Ivoire, Germany, Italy, Japan

{2}External debt:{4} $1.41 billion (1995 est.)

{2}Economic aid:{4}
{3}recipient:{4} ODA, $NA

{2}Currency:{4} 1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes

{2}Exchange rates:{4} CFA francs (CFAF) per US$1 - 500.56 (January 1996), 499.15 (1995), 555.20
(1994), 283.16 (1993), 264.69 (1992), 282.11 (1991)
{3}note:{4} beginning 12 January 1994, the CFA franc was devalued to CFAF 100 per French franc from
CFAF 50 at which it had been fixed since 1948

{2}Fiscal year:{4} 1 October - 30 September


{1}Transportation{4}

{2}Railways:{4} 0 km

{2}Highways:{4}
{3}total:{4} 11,258 km
{3}paved:{4} 3,265 km
{3}unpaved:{4} 7,993 km (1990 est.)

{2}Waterways:{4} Niger river is navigable 300 km from Niamey to Gaya on the Benin frontier from mid-
December through March

{2}Ports:{4} none

{2}Airports:{4}
{3}total:{4} 23
{3}with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:{4} 2
{3}with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:{4} 6
{3}with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{4} 1
{3}with paved runways under 914 m:{4} 2
{3}with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:{4} 1
{3}with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{4} 11 (1995 est.)


{1}Communications{4}

{2}Telephones:{4} 14,000 (1991 est.)

{2}Telephone system:{4} small system of wire, radiotelephone communications, and microwave radio
relay links concentrated in southwestern area
{3}domestic:{4} wire, radiotelephone communications, and microwave radio relay; domestic satellite
system with 3 earth stations and 1 planned
{3}international:{4} satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)

{2}Radio broadcast stations:{4} AM 15, FM 5, shortwave 0

{2}Radios:{4} 500,000 (1992 est.)

{2}Television broadcast stations:{4} 18

{2}Televisions:{4} 38,000 (1992 est.)


{1}Defense{4}

{2}Branches:{4} Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Police

{2}Manpower availability:{4}
{3}males age 15-49:{4} 1,920,244
{3}males fit for military service:{4} 1,035,218
{3}males reach military age (18) annually:{4} 92,132 (1996 est.)

{2}Defense expenditures:{4} exchange rate conversion - $32 million, 1.3% of GDP (FY92/93)