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Capital: Niamey
Languages: French (official), Hausa, Djerma
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States (BCEAO)
Background: Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with minimal government services and insufficient funds to develop its resource base. The largely agrarian and subsistence-based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts common to the Sahel region of Africa. A predominately Tuareg ethnic group emerged in February 2007, the Nigerien Movement for Justice (MNJ), and attacked several military targets in Niger's northern region throughout 2007 and 2008. Government offensives in 2009 limited the rebels' operational capabilities.
PEOPLE
Population: 12,894,865 (July 2007 est.); 15,878,271 (July 2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
2007
Total Population: 44 years
Male: 44 years
Female: 44 years (2007 est.)
2010
Total population: 52.99 years
Male: 51.75 years
Female: 54.26 years (2010 est.)
Age structure:
2007
0-14 years: 46.9% (male 3,083,871/female 2,969,201)
15-64 years: 50.6% (male 3,354,783/female 3,174,039)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 155,430/female 157,541) (2007 est.)
2010
0-14 years: 49.6% (male 3,840,379/female 3,758,674)
15-64 years: 48% (male 3,658,361/female 3,690,373)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 159,984/female 198,481) (2010 est.)
2.898% (2007 est.); 3.66% (2010 est.)
Population growth rate:
Population below poverty line: N/A
HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 1.1% (2006 est.); 0.8% (2007 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 79,000 (2006 est.); 60,000 (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total Population: 28.7%
male: 42.9%
female: 15.1% (2005 est.)
Refugees and Internally Displaced People: N/A
ECONOMY
Unemployment rate: N/A
Labour force by Occupation: agriculture: 90%; industry: 6%; services: 4%
Agricultural Products: cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry
Industries: uranium mining, cement, brick, soap, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses
Exports - Commodities: uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions
Exports - Partners:
France 34.8%, US 26.6%, Nigeria 18.3%, Russia 11.3% (2006)
France 52.63%, Nigeria 22.43%, US 18.24% (2009)
Imports - Commodities: foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals
Imports - Partners:
US 14%, France 12%, China 7.8%, Nigeria 7.7%, French Polynesia 7.6%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.9% (2006)
China 16.32%, France 15.95%, Netherlands 7.66%, Algeria 7.15%, French Polynesia 6.11%, Nigeria 5.48%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.15%, US 4.05% (2009)
ENVIRONMENT
Environment - Current issues: overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction.
Natural hazards: recurring droughts
Source: CIA World Factbook
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