Niger

Official Name:	The Republic of Niger
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Semi-Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republique du Niger
ISO Country Codes:	NE : NER
Internet Domain:	.ne
Government Web Site:	http://www.gouv.ne/

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Capital:	Niamey	Main Airports:	Diori Hamani International Airport
Language(s):	French; Hausa;Djerma	Population:	23,605,767
Currency:	CFA Franc BCEAO	ISO Currency Code:	XOF
Telephone Dial In:	+227	ID Prefix:	00

Country Summaries:

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

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Government Website:	http://www.gouv.ne/
Central Bank:	Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	605.3 Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	0.3% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	45.4% (2014 est.)
Inflation Rate:	-2.5% (2019 est.)

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	36.5%	cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (manioc, tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry
Industry:	18.5%	uranium mining, petroleum, cement, brick, soap, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses
Services:	45%

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

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Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilièeres ;

National Statistics Office:

Institut National de la Statistique;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

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Business Language(s):	French
Customs & Excise:	Ministère des Finances
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; West African Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 123/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 132/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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