Main page Compare countries Index countries Index fields

Query:
Jah-Jah.pl / Index countries / Jersey (2001) - Niger (2003) / Compare countries
##ciekawa_strona##

Compare Jersey (2001) - Niger (2003)

Compare Jersey (2001) z Niger (2003)

 Jersey (2001)Niger (2003)
 JerseyNiger
Administrative divisions none (British crown dependency) 7 departments (departements, singular - departement) and 1 capital district* (capitale district); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder
Age structure 0-14 years:
17.77% (male 8,214; female 7,667)

15-64 years:
67.59% (male 30,065; female 30,331)

65 years and over:
14.64% (male 5,603; female 7,481) (2001 est.)
0-14 years: 47.6% (male 2,686,169; female 2,581,785)


15-64 years: 50.2% (male 2,710,554; female 2,842,319)


65 years and over: 2.2% (male 125,505; female 112,258) (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry
Airports 1 (2000 est.) 27 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
total: 9


2,438 to 3,047 m: 2


1,524 to 2,437 m: 6


under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 18


1,524 to 2,437 m: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 14


under 914 m: 2 (2002)
Area total:
116 sq km

land:
116 sq km

water:
0 sq km
total: 1.267 million sq km


land: 1,266,700 sq km


water: 300 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Background The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Not until 1993, 33 years after independence from France, did Niger hold it's first free and open elections. A 1995 peace accord ended a five-year Tuareg insurgency in the north. Coups in 1996 and 1999 were followed by the creation of a National Reconciliation Council that effected a transition to civilian rule by December 1999.
Birth rate 11.28 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) 49.54 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget revenues:
$601 million

expenditures:
$588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
revenues: $320 million - including $134 million from foreign sources


expenditures: $320 million, including capital expenditures of $178 million (2002 est.)
Capital Saint Helier Niamey
Climate temperate; mild winters and cool summers desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
Coastline 70 km 0 km (landlocked)
Constitution unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice the constitution of January 1993 was revised by national referendum on 12 May 1996 and again by referendum on 18 July 1999
Country name conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Jersey

conventional short form:
Jersey
conventional long form: Republic of Niger


conventional short form: Niger


local long form: Republique du Niger


local short form: Niger
Currency British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Death rate 9.27 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) 21.71 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Debt - external none $1.6 billion (1999 est.)
Dependency status British crown dependency -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) chief of mission: Ambassador Gail Dennise Thomas MATHIEU


embassy: Rue Des Ambassades, Niamey


mailing address: B. P. 11201, Niamey


telephone: [227] 72 26 61 through 72 26 64


FAX: [227] 73 31 67, 72-31-46
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) chief of mission: Ambassador Joseph DIATTA


chancery: 2204 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008


telephone: [1] (202) 483-4224 through 4227


FAX: [1] (202)483-3169
Disputes - international none Libya claims about 25,000 sq km in a currently dormant dispute; much of Benin-Niger boundary, including tripoint with Nigeria, remains undemarcated but states accept 2001 arbitration over disputed Niger River islands; Lake Chad Commission continues to urge signatories Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria to ratify delimitation treaty over the lake region, which remains the site of armed clashes among local populations and militias
Economic aid - recipient none $341 million (1997)
Economy - overview The economy is based largely on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. In 1996 the finance sector accounted for about 60% of the island's output. Tourism, another mainstay of the economy, accounts for 24% of GDP. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics industry has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of knitwear. All raw material and energy requirements are imported, as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. Niger is a poor, landlocked Sub-Saharan nation, whose economy centers on subsistence agriculture, animal husbandry, and reexport trade, and increasingly less on uranium, because of declining world demand. The 50% devaluation of the West African franc in January 1994 boosted exports of livestock, cowpeas, onions, and the products of Niger's small cotton industry. The government relies on bilateral and multilateral aid - which was suspended following the April 1999 coup d'etat - for operating expenses and public investment. In 2000-01, the World Bank approved a structural adjustment loan of $105 million to help support fiscal reforms. However, reforms could prove difficult given the government's bleak financial situation. The IMF approved a $73 million poverty reduction and growth facility for Niger in 2000 and announced $115 million in debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. Further disbursements of aid occurred in 2002. Future growth may be sustained by exploitation of oil, gold, coal, and other mineral resources.
Electricity - consumption - 325.1 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports NA kWh

note:
electricity supplied by France
100 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - production - 242 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel: 100%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2001)
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location 143 m
lowest point: Niger River 200 m


highest point: Mont Bagzane 2,022 m
Environment - current issues NA overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction
Environment - international agreements - party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands


signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Law of the Sea
Ethnic groups UK and Norman-French descent 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
Exchange rates Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996); the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 696.99 (2002), 733.04 (2001), 711.98 (2000), 615.7 (1999), 589.95 (1998)
Executive branch chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)

head of government:
Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE (since 24 January 2001) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA February 1995)

cabinet:
committees appointed by the Assembly of the States

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
chief of state: President TANDJA Mamadou (since 22 December 1999); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government


head of government: President TANDJA Mamadou (since 22 December 1999); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; Prime Minister Hama AMADOU (since 31 December 1999) was appointed by the president and shares some executive responsibilities with the president


cabinet: 23-member Cabinet appointed by the president


elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; last held 24 November 1999 (next to be held NA 2004); prime minister appointed by the president


election results: TANDJA Mamadou elected president; percent of vote - TANDJA Mamadou 59.9%, Mahamadou ISSOUFOU 40.1%
Exports $NA NA (2001)
Exports - commodities light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions
Exports - partners UK France 39%, Nigeria 33.2%, Japan 17.1% (2002)
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March calendar year
Flag description white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag and in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield holding the three lions of England in yellow 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
GDP purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $8.713 billion (2002 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
5%

industry:
2%

services:
93% (1996)
agriculture: 39%


industry: 17%


services: 44% (2001)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $800 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% 2.9% (2002 est.)
Geographic coordinates 49 15 N, 2 10 W 16 00 N, 8 00 E
Geography - note largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier landlocked; one of the hottest countries in the world: northern four-fifths is desert, southern one-fifth is savanna, suitable for livestock and limited agriculture
Highways total:
577 km (1995)

paved:
NA km

unpaved:
NA km
total: 10,100 km


paved: 798 km


unpaved: 9,302 km (1999 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
lowest 10%: 0.8%


highest 10%: 35.4% (1995)
Imports $NA NA (2001)
Imports - commodities machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals
Imports - partners UK France 16.8%, Cote d'Ivoire 14.9%, China 9.8%, Nigeria 7.4%, US 5.2%, Japan 4.6%, India 4.4% (2002)
Independence none (British crown dependency) 3 August 1960 (from France)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, banking and finance, dairy uranium mining, cement, brick, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses
Infant mortality rate 5.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) total: 123.64 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 127.99 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 119.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 4.7% (1998) 3% (2002 est.)
International organization participation - ACCT, ACP, AfDB, ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIPONUH, MONUC, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA 1 (2002)
Irrigated land NA sq km 660 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff) State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel
Labor force 57,050 (1996) 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 6%, government 4%
Land boundaries 0 km total: 5,697 km


border countries: Algeria 956 km, Benin 266 km, Burkina Faso 628 km, Chad 1,175 km, Libya 354 km, Mali 821 km, Nigeria 1,497 km
Land use arable land:
66%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
34%
arable land: 3.94%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 96.06% (1998 est.)
Languages English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts French (official), Hausa, Djerma
Legal system English law and local statute based on French civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legislative branch unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators, 12 constables or heads of parishes, 29 deputies; all elected for six-year terms, half elected every third year; the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch

elections:
last held NA (next to be held NA)

election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 52
unicameral National Assembly (83 seats, members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)


elections: last held 24 November 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - MNSD-Nassara 38, CDS-Rahama 17, PNDS-Tarayya 16, RDP-Jama'a 8, ANDPS-Zaman Lahiya 4
Life expectancy at birth total population:
78.63 years

male:
76.21 years

female:
81.23 years (2001 est.)
total population: 42.21 years


male: 42.29 years


female: 42.12 years (2003 est.)
Literacy definition:
NA

total population:
NA

male:
NA

female:
NA
definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 17.6%


male: 25.8%


female: 9.7% (2003 est.)
Location Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
Map references Europe Africa
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
none (landlocked)
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK -
Military branches - Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, National Intervention and Security Force
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $20.54 million (FY02)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - 1.1% (FY02)
Military manpower - availability - males age 15-49: 2,379,485 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service - males age 15-49: 1,288,396 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - military age - 18 years of age (2003 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually - males: 119,367 (2003 est.)
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) Republic Day, 18 December (1958)
Nationality noun:
Channel Islander(s)

adjective:
Channel Islander
noun: Nigerien(s)


adjective: Nigerien
Natural hazards NA recurring droughts
Natural resources arable land uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum
Net migration rate 2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) -0.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Political parties and leaders none; all independents Democratic Rally of the People-Jama'a or RDP-Jama'a [Hamid ALGABID]; Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama or CDS-Rahama [Mahamane OUSMANE]; National Movement for a Developing Society-Nassara or MNSD-Nassara [Mamadou TANDJA, chairman]; Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Social Progress-Zaman Lahiya or ANDPS-Zaman Lahiya [Moumouni Adamou DJERMAKOYE]; Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism-Tarayya or PNDS-Tarayya [Mahamadou ISSOUFOU]; Union of Democratic Patriots and Progressives-Chamoua or UPDP-Chamoua [Professor Andre' SALIFOU, chairman]
Political pressure groups and leaders none NA
Population 89,361 (July 2001 est.) 11,058,590 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% 63% (1993 est.)
Population growth rate 0.48% (2001 est.) 2.71% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier none
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 4 (2001)
Radios NA -
Railways 0 km 0 km
Religions Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian
Sex ratio at birth:
1.08 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.75 male(s)/female

total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female


total population: 1 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Suffrage NA years of age; universal adult 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
3 submarine cables
general assessment: small system of wire, radio telephone communications, and microwave radio relay links concentrated in the southwestern area of Niger


domestic: wire, radiotelephone communications, and microwave radio relay; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations and 1 planned


international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use 65,500 (1997) 20,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular 4,400 (1997) 6,700 (2002)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) 3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (2002)
Terrain gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
Total fertility rate 1.56 children born/woman (2001 est.) 6.91 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate 0.7% (1998 est.) NA%
Waterways none 300 km


note: the Niger River is navigable from Niamey to Gaya on the Benin frontier from mid-December through March
Sitemap: Compare countries listing (map site) | Country listing (map site)
Links: Add to favorites | Information about this website | Stats | Polityka prywatnosci
This page was generated in ##czas## s. Size this page: ##rozmiar_strony## kB.