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COUNTRY FACTS:NIGER
Name(official): Republic of Niger
Name(short): Niger
Capital City: Niamey
Location: Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
Coordinate: 16 00 N, 8 00 E
Independence: (From France) August 3rd; 1960.
President:
  • Salou Djibo - Head Military Junta from 18 February 2010
  • Mamadou TANDJA (22/12/1999 - 18/02/2010) President, deposed in a military coup 18/02/2010
  • Prime Ministers
    • Ali Badjo Gamatié (02/10/2009 - 18/02/2010)
    • Albabé Abouba (23/9/2009 - 02/10/2009)
    • Seyni Oumarou (07/06/2007 - 23/09/2009)
    • Hama AMADOU (1995-1996, 2000 - 2007)
Type of Government: Republic
Total Area: 1.267million sq.km.
Population: 12 525 094 (July 2006)
People: Hausa 56%, Djerma 22%, Fula 8.5%, Tuareg 8%, Beri Beri (Kanouri) 4.3%, Arab, Toubou, and Gourmantche 1.2%, about 1,200 French expatriates.
Religion: Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian.
Languages: French (official), Hausa, Djerma.
Literacy: 17.6%total, %male, %female (2003 est.)
Currency: CFAF
GDP(per capita): $800 (2005 est.)
Arable Land: 11.43%
Agriculture: cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry.
Natural resources: uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum.
Embassy in Japan:
General Info:
International Phone Code: +227

ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT

MAJOR CITIES

Niamey, Nguigmi, Diffa, Dosso, Zinder, Agadez, Tahoua.

NEWS

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

8 regions (regions, singular - region) includes 1 capital district* (communite urbaine); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder

GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

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