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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of niger conventional short form: niger local short form: niger local long form: republique du niger |
| Government type | republic |
| Capital | Niamey |
| Administrative divisions | 7 departments (departements, singular - departement) and 1 capital district* (capitale district); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder |
| Independence | 3 August 1960 (from France) |
| National holiday | Republic Day, 18 December (1958) |
| Constitution | a new constitution was adopted 18 July 1999 |
| Legal system | based on French civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president tandja mamadou (since 22 december 1999); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government head of government: president tandja mamadou (since 22 december 1999); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; prime minister hama amadou (since 31 december 1999) was appointed by the president and shares some executive responsibilities with the president cabinet: 23-member cabinet appointed by the president elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; last held 24 november 1999 (next to be held na 2004); prime minister appointed by the president election results: tandja mamadou elected president; percent of vote - tandja mamadou 59.9%, mahamadou issoufou 40.1% |
| Legislative branch | unicameral National Assembly (83 seats, members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)
elections: last held 24 november 1999 (next to be held na october 2004) election results: percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - mnsd-nassara 38, cds-rahama 17, pnds-tarayya 16, rdp-jama'a 8, andps-zaman lahiya 4 |
| Judicial branch | State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel |
| Political parties and leaders | Democratic Rally of the People-Jama'a or RDP-Jama'a [Hamid ALGABID]; Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama or CDS-Rahama [Mahamane OUSMANE]; National Movement for a Developing Society-Nassara or MNSD-Nassara [Mamadou TANDJA, chairman]; Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Social Progress-Zaman Lahiya or ANDPS-Zaman Lahiya [Moumouni Adamou DJERMAKOYE]; Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism-Tarayya or PNDS-Tarayya [Mahamadou ISSOUFOU]; Union of Democratic Patriots and Progressives-Chamoua or UPDP-Chamoua [Professor Andre' SALIFOU, chairman] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MICAH, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador joseph diatta FAX: [1] (202)483-3169 telephone: [1] (202) 483-4224 through 4227 chancery: 2204 r street nw, washington, dc 20008 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador gail dennise thomas mathieu embassy: rue des ambassades, niamey mailing address: b. p. 11201, niamey telephone: [227] 72 26 61 through 72 26 64 FAX: [227] 73 31 67, 72-31-46 |
| Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and green with a small orange disk (representing the sun) centered in the white band; similar to the flag of India, which has a blue spoked wheel centered in the white band |
Introduction and Background to Niger | Geography Of Niger | People Of Niger | Economy Of Niger | Communications Of Niger | Transportation Of Niger | Military Of Niger | Transnational Issues Of Niger
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