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Niger Travel Guide

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Full Name

Republic of Niger

Former Name

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Capital City

Niamey

Government Type

republic

Climate

desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south

Geography

landlocked; one of the hottest countries in the world: northern four-fifths is desert, southern one-fifth is savanna, suitable for livestock and limited agriculture

Languages

French (official), Hausa, Djerma

History

Niger became independent from France in 1960 and experienced single-party and military rule until 1991, when Col. Ali SAIBOU was forced by public pressure to allow multiparty elections, which resulted in a democratic government in 1993. Political infighting brought the government to a standstill and in 1996 led to a coup by Col. Ibrahim BARE. In 1999 BARE was killed in a coup by military officers who promptly restored democratic rule and held elections that brought Mamadou TANDJA to power in December of that year. TANDJA was reelected in 2004. 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.

Currency

CFA Franc (BCEAO) (XOF)

Niamey

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