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 Niger (2001)Coral Sea Islands (2004)
 NigerCoral Sea Islands
Administrative divisions 7 departments (departements, singular - departement), and 1 capital district* (capitale district); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder -
Age structure 0-14 years:
47.97% (male 2,528,484; female 2,439,051)

15-64 years:
49.75% (male 2,518,400; female 2,633,677)

65 years and over:
2.28% (male 123,589; female 111,955) (2001 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry -
Airports 27 (2000 est.) -
Airports - with paved runways total:
9

2,438 to 3,047 m:
2

1,524 to 2,437 m:
6

under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
18

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
15

under 914 m:
2 (2000 est.)		 -
Area total:
1.267 million sq km

land:
1,266,700 sq km

water:
300 sq km		 total: less than 3 sq km


land: less than 3 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area - comparative slightly less than twice the size of Texas NA
Background Not until 1993, 33 years after independence from France, did Niger hold its 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 in December 1999. Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.
Birth rate 50.68 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Budget revenues:
$377 million, including $146 million from foreign sources

expenditures:
$377 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1999 est.)		 -
Capital Niamey -
Climate desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south tropical
Coastline 0 km (landlocked) 3,095 km
Constitution 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:
Republic of Niger

conventional short form:
Niger

local long form:
Republique du Niger

local short form:
Niger		 conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory


conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
Currency Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States -
Death rate 22.71 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Debt - external $1.3 billion (1999 est.) -
Dependency status - territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US chief of mission:
Ambassador Charles O. CECIL

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		 none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US chief of mission:
Ambassador Joseph DIATTA

chancery:
2204 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone:
[1] (202) 483-4224 through 4227		 none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international Libya claims about 19,400 sq km in northern Niger; delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad, the lack of which led to border incidents in the past, has been completed and awaits ratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria none
Economic aid - recipient $341 million (1997)

note:
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		 -
Economy - overview Niger is a poor, landlocked Sub-Saharan nation, whose economy centers on subsistence agriculture, animal husbandry, 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, the World Bank approved a structural adjustment loan of $35 million to help support fiscal reforms. However, reforms could prove difficult given the government's bleak financial situation. no economic activity
Electricity - consumption 401 million kWh (1999) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - imports 215 million kWh (1999) -
Electricity - production 200 million kWh (1999) -
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Niger River 200 m

highest point:
Mont Greboun 1,944 m		 lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Environment - current issues overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction no permanent fresh water resources
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 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 Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 699.21 (January 2001), 711.98 (2000), 615.70 (1999), 589.95 (1998), 583.67 (1997), 511.55 (1996); note - from 1 January 1999, the XOF is pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF per euro -
Executive branch chief of state:
President Mamadou TANDJA (since 22 December 1999); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government

head of government:
President Mamadou TANDJA (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

note:
President Ibrahim BARE was assassinated on 9 April 1999; subsequent elections were held under the nine-month provisional government of Major Daouda Mallam WANKE

cabinet:
23-member cabinet appointed by President TANDJA

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

election results:
Mamadou TANDJA elected president; percent of vote - Mamadou TANDJA 59.9%, Mahamadou ISSOUFOU 40.1%		 administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Exports $385 million (f.o.b., 1999) -
Exports - commodities uranium ore 65%, livestock products, cowpeas, onions (1998 est.) -
Exports - partners France 45%, Nigeria 27%, UK 11% (1999) -
Fiscal year calendar year -
Flag description 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 the flag of Australia is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $10 billion (2000 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
40%

industry:
18%

services:
42% (1998)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $1,000 (2000 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate 3.5% (2000 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 16 00 N, 8 00 E 18 00 S, 152 00 E
Geography - note landlocked important nesting area for birds and turtles
Highways total:
10,100 km

paved:
798 km

unpaved:
9,302 km (1996)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
0.8%

highest 10%:
35.4% (1995)		 -
Imports $317 million (f.o.b., 1999) -
Imports - commodities consumer goods, primary materials, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals -
Imports - partners France 22%, Cote d'Ivoire 15%, Nigeria 8%, US 3% (1999) -
Independence 3 August 1958 (from France) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries uranium mining, cement, brick, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses -
Infant mortality rate 123.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.8% (2000 est.) -
International organization participation ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MIPONUH, MONUC, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WAEMU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
Irrigated land 660 sq km (1993 est.) 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel -
Labor force 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 6%, government 4% -
Land boundaries 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		 0 km
Land use arable land:
3%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
7%

forests and woodland:
2%

other:
88% (1993 est.)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)
Languages French (official), Hausa, Djerma -
Legal system based on French civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch 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:
41.59 years

male:
41.74 years

female:
41.44 years (2001 est.)		 -
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
13.6%

male:
20.9%

female:
6.6% (1995 est.)		 -
Location Western Africa, southeast of Algeria Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references Africa Oceania
Maritime claims none (landlocked) territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors
Military branches Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Police -
Military expenditures - dollar figure $20 million (FY96) -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.1% (FY96) -
Military manpower - availability males age 15-49:
2,202,608 (2001 est.)		 -
Military manpower - fit for military service males age 15-49:
1,190,787 (2001 est.)		 -
Military manpower - military age 18 years of age -
Military manpower - reaching military age annually males:
108,993 (2001 est.)		 -
National holiday Republic Day, 18 December (1958) -
Nationality noun:
Nigerien(s)

adjective:
Nigerien		 -
Natural hazards recurring droughts occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum NEGL
Net migration rate -0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Political parties and leaders 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 NA -
Population 10,355,156 (July 2001 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line 63% (1993 est.) -
Population growth rate 2.72% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors none none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM 5, shortwave 4 (1998) -
Radios 680,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christians -
Sex ratio at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female

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

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

total population:
1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system 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 16,000 (1997) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 13,000 (1995) -
Television broadcast stations 10 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997) -
Terrain predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)
Total fertility rate 7.08 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate NA% -
Waterways 300 km

note:
the Niger River is navigable from Niamey to Gaya on the Benin frontier from mid-December through March		 -
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