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Niger The Niger’s flag was adopted on November 23, 1959. The Flag’s colors are green, white, orange. The orange band represents the Sahara Desert, the white band, savanna, and the green band, grasslands. In the middle, the orange circle represents the sun. =**__﻿Facts__**=


 * President of Niger is Tandja Mamadou since 1999 [[image:http://i.infoplease.com/images/mniger.gif width="404" height="299" align="right" caption="Map of Niger"]]


 * The prime minister is Ali Badjo Gamatié since 2009


 * Capital of Niger is Niamey;it is the largest city also


 * Niger is about 4/5 of alaska


 * The goverment of Niger is Republic


 * Named after the Niger River

= __﻿Climate__ =
 * Niger is one of the hottest countries in the world


 * Mostly hot and dry


 * South of Niger is there is tropical climate

=__﻿Natural Resources__=
 * Niger is mostly dessert


 * Uranium [[image:http://www.open2.net/blogs/media/blogs/39197167_gold.jpg width="312" height="217" align="right"]]
 * Coal
 * Iron ore
 * Tin
 * Phoshates
 * Gold
 * Molybdenum
 * Gypsum
 * Salt
 * Petroleum

= __Religion__ =
 * Islam and Christianity the religions practiced in Niger


 * 90% is Islam and 10% is Christianity


 * Mostly the wealthy people of Niger follow Christianity

__﻿__ =__**Population**__=
 * Niger maintains a liberal policy of religious tolerance allowing anybody to practice any religion they want


 * Population is 15,329,005
 * Birth Rate is 50.16 births/1,000 population
 * Death Rate is 20.51 deaths/1,000 population
 * Population Growth Rate is 2.898%
 * Net Migration Rate is -0.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population
 * Infant Morality Rate is 124.9 deaths/1,000 live births
 * Life Expectancy at birth is 41.27 years

=Languages=


 * French is the official language

=__Literency__=
 * Other languages are Huasa,Djerma,Tamajaq,and Fulfulde


 * Any person 15 or older can read and write


 * Male 42.9%

=**__Industries__**=
 * Female 15.1%


 * Uranium Mining
 * Cement
 * Brick
 * Soap
 * Textiles
 * Food Processing
 * Chemicals
 * Slaughterhouses


 * Curarency/Exchange Rate** is 481.35 per dollar

=**__Education__**=


 * Ages go to 7 to 15


 * The majority of girls them will not attend school for more than a couple years [[image:http://blog.americanfeast.com/images/1farming.jpg width="328" height="361" align="right"]]
 * About 60% of the men will finish primary school


 * The enrollment rate and attendence rate is really low

= __Agriculture__ =
 * Lowest literency rate in the world
 * Niger agriculture is limited to the one fifth of the region
 * The economy of this country depends on Niger Agriculture
 * Millet
 * Sorghum
 * Rice
 * Cassava
 * Sugar canes
 * Onions
 * Sweet potatoes
 * Cow peas
 * Rainfall deterimines the outcome for crop

= __Location__ = Niger is surrounded by Algeria and Libya in the north.Nigeria and Benin in the south;Burkina and Mali in the west.Lastly,Chad is in the east

**The total area of Niger is 1.267 million sq km** =__Terrain__=


 * Derserts and sand dunes


 * Hills are in the north

=__Land Use__=
 * Plains in the south

arable land: 11.43%

permanent crops: 0.01%

other: 88.56% = __Suffrage__ =

18 years of age

=__GDA Per capita__=


 * Stayed the same since 3 years

=__Unemployment__=
 * $700 (U.S. Money)

N/A%

=__Ethic Groups__=

Haoussa 55.4%, Djerma Sonrai 21%, Tuareg 9.3%, Peuhl 8.5%, Kanouri Manga 4.7%, other 1.2% =__Natural Hazards__= Droughts

=__Enviromental Issues__= Soil erosion- you can't farm

Diseases spreading-Aids

=__**Imports**__= Foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum and cereals

=**__Labor Force by Occupation__**=

agriculture: 90% industry: 6% services: 4%

=__**Independence**__= August 3,1960 gained full independence

=__Economic Overview__= Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world.In a program which the poor countries need help by the United States.

=__Exports__= Uranium,livestock,cowpeas,onoins,cotton

=**__illicit Drugs__**= cocaine

=**__Internet Access__**= []

=**__Backround__**= =__Why would you come to Niger?__= Muslim feastivals are are fun and you can witness great sights happening.When they are happening many resturants are closed during the day.Tons of great food and dancing.Night clubs also swimming pools.If you go to Niger swimming wouldnt be a bad idea.They celebrate 20 different holidays.You can cheap and big hotels that are nice.They also have bars that are classy.
 * Niger became independent in 1961**
 * Alot of droughts in Niger**
 * Natural resources are a big factor of exporting**
 * Men try to make a living out of farming**



=__**Timeline**__= 1990-A Foreign devlopment aid with 270 million for the year 1993-Elected first democratic leader 1999-First round of the presidential election was performed 2001-The Foreign devlopment plan was at 190 million for the year 2002-Recorded that 90% of people are Muslim 2003-Made slaverly illegal 2005-3.5 million people were in need of food 2006-H5N1was a big case and was the second country to get this virus 2008-Landmines exploded during a event killing 1 person but wounding 40 other people 2009-Joined the West Africa Nation treaty