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Background: Not until 1993, 35 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 by December 1999.
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Common Name: Niger
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Local Official Name: Niger
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Abbreviated Name: Republic of Niger
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Official Name: Republique du Niger
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Official Script Name: Niger
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Local Common Name: Niger
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Former Name: Niger
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Territory of: NA
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Head of State: President Mamadou TANDJA
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Government Type: republic
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Independence: 1958 August 3 (from France)
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Constitution: the constitution of 1993 January was revised by nationa
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National Holiday: Republic Day, 18 December
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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, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MIPONUH, MONUC, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIK, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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Administrative Divisions: 7 departments (departements, singular - departement) and 1 capital district* (capitale district); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder
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Dependent Areas: NA
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Legal System: based on French civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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Suffrage: 18 years of age years
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Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches: 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
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: Mamadou TANDJA elected president; percent of vote - Mamadou TANDJA 59.9%, Mahamadou ISSOUFOU 40.1%
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
Judicial Branch:
State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel
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Party 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]
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International Disputes: Niger and Benin have refered to the ICJ the dispute over l'Ete and 14 smaller islands in the Niger River, which has never been delimited; the Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint remains undemarcated; Lake Chad Basin Commission urges signatories Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria to ratify delimitation treaty over lake region, the site of continuing armed clashes; Libya claims about 19,400 sq km in northern Niger in a currently dormant dispute
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Illicit Drugs: NA
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Location of Niger: Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
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Continent: Africa
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Land Area Total: 1,267,000 sq km
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Region: Central African |
Land Area Land: 1,266,700 sq km
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Capitol City: Niamey
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Land Area Water: 300 sq km
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Current:
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Latitude: 016 00 N
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Border Boundary Land: 5,697 km
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Longitude: 008 00 E
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Border Boundary Coastline: 0 km
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Arable Land: 4.00 %
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Pastures: 0.00 %
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Crops: 0.00 %
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Woodlands and Forests: 0.00
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Highest Elevation: 2,022 m
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Location: Mont Bagzane
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Lowest Elevation: 200 m
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Location: Niger River
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Largest City in Niger: Niamey
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Niamey Largest City Population: 731,000
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Threatened Species: 0
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Environmental Issues: overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction
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Environmental 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
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Irrigated Land: 660
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Bordering 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
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Natural Resources: uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum
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Geographical Terrain: predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
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Comparative Area of Niger: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
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Niger's Geography: 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
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General Climate: desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
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Natural Hazards: recurring droughts
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Economic 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 2000-01, 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.
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GDP: $8,400,000,000 USD
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Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc
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GDP per Capita: $820 USD
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Currency Code: XOF
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GDP Growth Rate: 3.10 %
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One $USD Equals: %fincurrencyequals% XOF
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Currency Exchange Rate History: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 742.79 (January 2002), 733.04 (2001), 711.98 (2000), 615.70 (1999), 589.95 (1998), 583.67 (1997); note - from 1 January 1999, the XOF is pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF per euro
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GDP of Agriculture: 41.00 %
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GDP of Industry: 17.00 %
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GDP of Services: 42.00 % |
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Inflation Rate: 4.20 % |
Population in Poverty: 63.00 %
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Unemployment Rate: 0.00 %
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Tourism: 43,000.00 visitors each year
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Consumption by lowest 10%: 0.80 %
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Budget Revenue in USD: $320,000,000 USD
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Consumption by upper 10%: 35.40 %
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Budget Expenditures in USD: $320,000,000 USD
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Electricity Production: 220,000,000 kWh
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Electricity Exports: 0 kWh
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Electricity Consumption: 404,600,000 kWh
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Electricity Imports: 200,000,000 kWh
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Electricity Production by Source:
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Fossil Fuel Electricity Production: 100.00%
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Nuclear Electricity Production: 0.00%
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Hydro Electricity Production: 0.00%
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Other Electricity Production: 0.00%
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Oil Production: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
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Oil Consumption: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m
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Oil Exports: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Exports: 0 cu m
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Oil Imports: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Imports: 0 cu m
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Proven Oil Reserves: 0 barrels
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Proven Natural Gas Reserves: 0 cu m
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External Debt: $1,600,000,000 USD |
Received in economic aid: $341,000,000 USD
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Donated in economic aid: $0 USD
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Agricultural Products: cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry
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Primary Industries: uranium mining, cement, brick, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses
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Industrial Growth Rate: 0.00 %
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Import Amount in USD: $331,000,000 USD - consumer goods, primary materials, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals
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Import Partners: France 16.8%, Cote d'Ivoire 13.4%, US 9.6%, Nigeria 7.6%
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Export Amount in USD: $246,000,000 USD - uranium ore 65%, livestock products, cowpeas, onions
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Export Partners: France 43.4%, Nigeria 35.0%, Spain 4.5%, US 3.9%
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GINI Index: 50.50%
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Labor Force Number of People: 70,000
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Labor Force by Occupations: agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 6%, government 4%
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Radio Broadcast Stations: 15 |
Number of People with Radios: 680,000 |
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Television Broadcast Stations: 3 |
Number of People with Televisions: 125,000 |
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Number of People with Mainline Telephones: 20,000 |
Number of People with Mobile Phones: 6,700 |
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Internet Service Providers: 1 |
Internet Users: 3,000 |
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Internet Country Code: .ne |
Newspapers: 0 |
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Two Letter Country Code: NE |
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Phone Country Code: 227 |
Electricity Voltage: Volts |
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Telephone Systems: 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)
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Highways: 798 km |
Railways: 0 km
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Gas And Oil Pipelines: 0 km |
Waterways: 300 km
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Airports: 9 |
Heliports: 0
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Motor Vehicles: 4 per 1,000 people |
CO2 Emissions: 0 Metric Tons of CO2 per year |
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Per capita CO2 emissions: 0.00 Metric Tons of CO2 per year |
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Merchant Marines: NA
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Ports and Harbors: NA
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Population: 10,639,744 people type - nationality |
Birth Rate: 49.95 births per 1,000 people |
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Population Density: 8.00 people per sq km |
Death Rate: 22.25 deaths per 1,000 people |
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Population Growth: 2.70% per year |
Fertility Rate per Women: 7.00 babies born per woman |
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Population Male 0-14: 2,594,932 |
Population Female 0-14: 2,503,867 |
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Population Male 15-64: 2,594,307 |
Population Female 15-64: 2,706,164 |
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Population Male 65+: 125,898 |
Population Female 65+: 114,576 |
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Population 0-14: 47.90% |
Literacy Rate: 15.30% |
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Population 15-64: 49.80% |
Literacy rate of Males: 21.20% |
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Population 65+: 2.30% |
Literacy rate of Females: 9.40% |
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Population that is Male: 50.00
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Population that is Female: 50.00% |
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Life expectancy at birth in years: 41.91 years |
Infant mortality rate - baby deaths per 1000 births: 122.23 Babies die per 1,000 births |
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Life expectancy at birth for Males: 42.04 years |
Life expectancy at birth for Females: 41.77 years |
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Rate of AIDS/HIV infection: 4.00%
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Number of people living with AIDS or HIV: 0
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Number of people who died of AIDS: 17,700 |
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Disease Risk:
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Diseases:
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Net Migration Rate per 1,000 people: -0.71
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Nationality: NIGERIEN
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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
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Primary Language: French
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Other Languages: French (official), Hausa, Djerma
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Primary Religion: Muslim
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Other Religions: Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian
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Branches: Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, National Intervention and Security Force
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Manpower Fit to Serve: 18 years of age years
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Manpower Available: 2,270,793 People
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Manpower Fit to Serve: 1,227,994 People
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Amount of Manpower Available each Year: 108,993 People per year
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Expenditures: $20,900,000 USD per year
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Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP: 1.30
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Note: Phrasebase uses a variety of sources when compiling the facts and information presented above. This information is continually updated throughout the year.
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