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Republic of Niger
National name: République du Niger
President: Tandja Mamadou (1999)
Prime Minister: Hama Amadou (1999)
Area: 489,206 sq. mi. (1,267,000 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 9,962,242 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.95%); birth rate: 52.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 112.8/1000; density per sq. mi.: 20
Capital and largest city (1988): Niamey, 398,265
Other large cities: Zinder, 120,900; Maradi, 112,970
Monetary unit: Franc CFA
Ethnicity/race: Hausa 56%, Djerma 22%, Fula 8.5%, Tuareg 8%, Beri Beri (Kanouri) 4.3%, Arab, Toubou, and Gourmantche 1.2%, about 4,000 French expatriates
Languages: French (official); Hausa; Songhai; Arabic
Religions: Islam, 80%; Animist and Christian, 20%
Literacy rate: 28%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $9.4 billion; $970 per capita. Real growth rate: 4.5%. Inflation: 4.8%. Unemployment rate: n.a. Arable land: 3%. Agriculture: cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry. Labor force: 70,000; agriculture, 90%; industry and commerce, 6%; government, 4%. Industry: cement, brick, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses, and a few other small light industries; uranium mining. Natural resources: uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, petroleum. Exports: $269 million (f.o.b., 1997): uranium ore, livestock products, cowpeas, onions. Imports: $295 million (c.i.f., 1997): consumer goods, primary materials, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals. Major trading partners: Greece, Canada, France, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, U.S., Belgium-Luxembourg.
