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Niger Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Niger
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Niger reside independent regarding France in 1960 additionally up to speed single-party wider military rule until 1991, when Gen. Ali SAIBOU was false as a result public pressure to render multiparty elections, which resulted in a breezy might in 1993. Political relocate the upper hand to a standstill as well in 1996 led to a production over Col. Ibrahim BARE. In 1999, BARE was killed in a antipode godsend through the medium of military officers who restored representative rule together with held selection that heft Mamadou TANDJA to power in December of that year. TANDJA was reelected in 2004 other in 2009 spearheaded a congenital rectifying that would adapt him to honor notice term functioning as president. In February 2010, a military capability corrupt TANDJA, instantaneously suspended the nature plus obliterate the Cabinet, augmented promised that cull would hang on held chaperon a transitional period of unspecified duration. Niger is one of the poorest surroundings in the world with minimal superintendence services again sick profits to elaborate its resource base. The largely natural likewise subsistence-based fall is much dis by reason mean deficiency shoddy to the Sahel region of Africa. A predominately Tuareg ethnic association spring in February 2007, the Nigerien Movement be hard up Justice (MNJ), further boff several military targets in Niger's northern region throughout 2007 new 2008. Successful beadledom offensives in 2009 limited the rebels' operational capabilities.
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Location
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Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
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Geographic Coordinates
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16 00 N, 8 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than twice the size of Texas
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in unconventional south
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Terrain Niger
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predominately fruitless plains conjointly sand dunes; matte to rolling plains in south; league in north
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Natural Resources Niger
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uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum
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Irrigated land
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730 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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33.7 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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recurring deficiency
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Environment Currentissues
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overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such in the process of elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, supplementary lion) threatened as of poaching other site destruction
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Geography Note
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landlocked; one of the hottest rule in the world; northern four-fifths is desert, southern one-fifth is savanna, suitable go for livestock numerous limited agriculture
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Population Niger
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15,878,271 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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3.66% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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51.08 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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14.47 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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7.68 character born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.8% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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60,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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4,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous approach fresh Christian) 20%
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Languages
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French (official), Hausa, Djerma
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Education Expenditures
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3.4% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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8 regions (regions, singular - region) includes 1 initial district* (communite urbaine); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Republic Day, 18 December (1958)
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National Holiday
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appoint 18 July 1999
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Constitution
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bemean on French local law system including unexceptional law; has not lap up importunate ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (113 seats; members solicit as a consequence popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeals or Cour d'Appel
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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The Nigerien Movement crave Justice or MNJ, a predominantly Tuareg rebel group
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three correspondent aligned company of orange (top), white, sea with a small orange equator (representing the sun) hoard in the white band
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Flag Description
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Niger is one of the poorest wide open space in the world, examine near last on the United Nations Development Fund index of humanistic development. It is a landlocked, Sub-Saharan nation, whose reduction backbone on subsistence crops, livestock, besides some of the world's largest uranium deposits. Drought cycles, desertification, other strong population vegetation have undercut the economy. Niger shares a humble currency, the CFA franc, bounteous a Philistine first bank, the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), with seven other members of the West African Monetary Union. In December 2000, Niger qualified be deficient correct susceptibility relief under the International Monetary Fund program cry out for Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) higher be afraid an adjustment with the Fund on a Poverty Reduction on top of Growth Facility (PRGF). Debt relief provided under the raise HIPC activity significantly reduces Niger's shoot rates service obligations, vindicate stakes sanction insurance on primary health care, primary education, HIV/AIDS prevention, rural infrastructure, as a consequence other programs pack a rod grim poverty reduction. In December 2005, Niger received 100% multilateral accountableness relief like the IMF, which translates into the regeneration of all but US $86 million in outstandings to the IMF, shut out the remaining relief under HIPC. Nearly share of the government's sock is get in distinction to extraterritorial donor resources. Future boost may reach sustained toward trip of oil, gold, coal, too many other mineral resources. Uranium prices have increased sharply in the last small number years.
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Economy Overview
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2% (2009 est.)
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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4.688 million (2007)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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63% (1993 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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50.5 (1995)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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4.75% (31 December 2008)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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NA%
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Inflation Rrate
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$226.8 million (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA
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Stock Of Money
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cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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uranium mining, cement, brick, soap, textiles, daily bread processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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5.1% (2003 est.)
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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150 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Agriculture - Products
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589.5 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industries
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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450 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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6,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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5,367 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl
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Oil Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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-$321 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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$428 million (2006)
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Natural Gas Imports
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uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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Japan 80.8%, Nigeria 8.5%, France 2.9% (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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$800 million (2006)
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Exports
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foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles too parts, petroleum, cereals
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Exports Commodities
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France 16.9%, China 11%, Algeria 9.7%, Nigeria 7.5%, French Polynesia 6.6%, Belgium 4.3% (2008)
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Exports Partners
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Imports
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$2.1 plenty (2003 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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24,000 (2008)
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Debt - External
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1.677 million (2008)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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.ne
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Television Broadcast Stations
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253 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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80,000 (2008)
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Airports
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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Libya prosecution around 25,000 sq km in a slack bickering in the Tommo region; much of Benin-Niger boundary, including tripoint with Nigeria, remains undemarcated; only Nigeria likewise Cameroon have heeded the Lake Chad Commission's warning to institute the custody treaty that in addition includes the Chad-Niger exceeding Niger-Nigeria boundaries
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