 Officially named the Republic of Niger  Declared independence on August 3, 1960 from France.  Is a landlocked country.  Religion 95% are Moslem.

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 Officially named the Republic of Niger  Declared independence on August 3, 1960 from France.  Is a landlocked country.  Religion 95% are Moslem.  Niger is a developing country  Carrying cash or travellers cheques in Euros is best, though US dollar equivalents suffice.  There are no ATMs in Niger and credit-card advances are only a costly possibility in Niamey.  Niger remains handicapped by its landlocked position, desert terrain, poor education and poverty of its people, lack of infrastructure, poor health care, and environmental degradation.

NN iger is located in Western Africa NN iger covers a land area of almost 1,270,000 km².  O ver 80 percent of Niger is covered by the Sahara desert. OO ne of the hottest countries in the world aa verage maximum daily temperature fluctuates from 88° to 41° C 106° F II t’s population 15,306,252 people

 It’s Republic.  Nigeriens have lived under five constitutions and three periods of military rule. Tandja Mamadou President of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy Prime Minister Hama Amadou

 GDP is $5.34 billion  GDP per capita $360  Growth rate1.0%.  $800 million on imports  Products that they import are foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals  $428 million on exports  What the products that they export are uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions, and slaves.

 The child mortality rate (deaths among children between the ages of 1 and 4) is exceptionally high (248 per 1,000) due to generally poor health conditions and inadequate nutrition for most of the country's children.  According to the organization Save the Children, Niger has the world's highest infant mortality rate.  Niger has the highest fertility rate in the world (7.2 births per woman)  It means that nearly half (49%) of the Nigerien population is under age 15.  There were 3 physicians and 22 nurses per 100,000 persons in 2004.

 Telephones lines in use: 24,000  mobile cellular million  5 Television broadcast stations  253 Internet hosts  80,000 Internet users  Languages: French (official), Hausa, Djerma, Fulfulde, Kanuri, Tamachek, Toubou, Gourmantche, Arabic.

 Children are often forced to work rather than attend school, particularly during planting or harvest periods.  nomadic children in the north of the country often do not have access to schools.  3.4% of GDP goes to expenditure in education

 Landlocked Niger relies heavily on road and air transportation.  As of 2002 there were 6,276 mi of roads, of which 496 mi were paved.  The principal road runs from west to east.  In 2000, there were 57,800 passenger cars and 41,000 commercial vehicles.  Niger's most important international transport route is by road to the rail terminus at Parakou, Benin.  The Niger River is navigable for 300 km (186 mi) from Niamey to Gaya on the Benin frontier from mid-December through March.  There were 26 airports and airfields 10 with paved runways and 18 with unpaved runways  The international airport is at Niamey.

 Niger is a source, transit, and destination country for children and women trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation.  8,800 to 43,000 Nigeriens live under conditions of traditional slavery.  children's suffer from being forced to work in gold mines, domestic servitude, sexual exploitation, and possibly for forced labor in agriculture and stone quarries  Government of Niger does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making any significant efforts to do so.

 Importing more than exporting  infrastructure  Slavery  Government  Location

 $652,704,000 millions - To pave roads  $10 billion - Houses  $2 billion - Education  $10 billion - Health  $5 billion - Transportation Total = $27.7 billions Niger needs to borrow or received ….

 Decrease unemployment  Increase GDP  Decrease death rate  Increase in exports  People will have money to buy food to their Childs  Increase in consumption

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