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

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

Niger is located in Western Africa Niger covers a land area of almost 1,270,000 km². Over 80 percent of Niger is covered by the Sahara desert.One of the hottest countries in the worldaverage maximum daily temperature fluctuates from 88° to 41° C 106° F It’s population 15,306,252 people

It’s Republic.Nigeriens have lived under five constitutions and three periods of military rule.

Tandja MamadouPresident 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 exportsWhat 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 1.677 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 ….

Effects

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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