Niger

Capital: Niamey; GDP grouth (annual %) 2016 : 5.0%;
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Key Facts

Full name: The Republic of Niger
Population: 16 million (UN, 2011)
Area: 1.27 million sq km (489,000 sq miles)
Major languages: French (official), Arabic, Hausa, Songhai
Major religions: Islam, indigenous beliefs
Life expectancy: 55 years (men), 56 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine) franc = 100 centimes
Main exports: Uranium, livestock products
GNI per capita: US $370 (World Bank, 2010)
Internet domain: .ne
International dialling code: +227

 

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  • Outlook for 2013-14

    2013/10/09

    The country (Niger) is situated in Western Africa and southeast of Algeria. is predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north.Niger ien land covers an area of 1267000 km².
    The climate is desert and mostly hot and dry, dusty. It is tropical in extreme south.Nigerien(s)speak French (official), Hausa, Djerma.

    Outlook for 2013-14

    The president, Mahamadou Issoufou, and his Parti nigérien pour la démocratie et le socialisme (PNDS), along with the other political parties that support him in the legislature, will maintain their majority in the National Assembly over the estimate period.

    The government is expected to follow the economic policy recommendations under its new IMF programme, which aim to increase macroeconomic stability and the country's resilience to external shocks. The Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts real GDP increase to jump to 9.4% in 2012 before settling back down to 5.5% in 2013.