Republic of Niger

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Republic of Niger

• By Lisa Coward

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Map of Niger

• Niger is south of the Sahara Desert. East of
  Niger is Cameroon and Chad. North of Niger is
  Algeria and Libya. West of Niger is Mali, Burkina
  Faso, and Benin. Southwest of Niger is the Niger
  River.

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Geographic Features Climate

• The main geographic features is about 2/3 desert
  and mountains and 1/3 savanna.
• The climate of Niger is hot, dry, and dusty. The
  rainy season is in June through September.

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History of Niger

• Evidence indicates that about 600,000 years ago,
  the nomadic Tuaregs inhabited the desolate Sahara
  of northern Niger. Before the arrival of French
  influence and control, Niger was an important
  crossroad to the empires of Songhai, Mali, Gao,
  Kanem, Bornu, and a number of Hausa states.
  Afterwards, there were frequent rebellions, but
  when order was restored in 1922, the French made
  the area a colony.

• In 1958, the voters approved the French
  Constitution and voted to make the territory an
  autonomous republic within the French community.
  In 1959, the republic adopted a constitution, but
  the next year withdrew from the community,
  proclaiming its independence.

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Government

• Had a republic government
• President and chief of state Mamadou Tandja
• Prime minister Hama Amadou
• Ambassador to the U.S Aminata Maiga Djibrilla
  Toure

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Economy

• In the 1970s, the economy flourished from
  uranium production, but then in the 1980s
  uranium prices fell. Then there was a drought
  that lasted for 8 years.
• An estimated of 2 million people were starving ,
  but 200,000 tons of imported food, half U.S
  supplied, substantially ended famine conditions.

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Capital Population

• Capital Niamey
• Population 15,306,252

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Area in Sq. Miles

• Total 1.267 million sq. km.
• (489,189 sq. mi.)
• Land 1,266,700 sq. km.
• (489,072 sq. mi.)
• Water 300 sq. km.

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Major Languages

• French
• Hausa
• Djerma

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Life Expectancy

• Total Population 56.2 years 56 years
• Male 51.39 years 51 years
• Female 58.85 years 59 years

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Main Exports

• Uranium ore
• livestock
• cow peas
• onions

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Ethnic groups

• Haoussa 55.4
• Djerma Sonrai 21
• Tuareg 9.3
• Peuhl 8.5
• Kanouri Manga 4.7
• Other 1.2

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Health- Infant Mortality Rate

• Total 116.66 deaths /1000 live births
• Male 121.72 deaths /1000 live births
• Female 111.45 deaths /1000 live births

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Flag of Niger

• Three equal horizontal bands of orange of orange
  (top), white, and green with a small orange disk
  (representing the sun) centered in the white
  band, similar to the flag in India, which has a
  blue spoked wheel centered in the white band.

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Arts

• The Djerma women make pottery especially
  earthenware water jars.
• The Songhai makes blankets and weave mats.
• Tuareg artisans make excellent jewelry made out
  of silver with elaborate motifs, do leatherwork
  with beautiful designs, sculpt wood and make them
  useful utensils, tent equipment, and saddles.

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Music

• In any Nigerian social event, playing music and
  singing are important elements.
• Music is used to celebrate births, weddings,
  circumcisions, and for religious holidays.
• The musicians and the audiences share in this
  performance to experience a communal activity and
  to express their feelings.
• Women play instruments too but they play
  traditional instruments except the flute.

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Food

• The traditional meal consists of porridge,
  pancakes, or pastes from flour.
• The Nigeriens eat porridge for breakfast,
  pancakes, for lunch, and pastes topped with other
  ingredients and sauces in the evening.

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Major Tourists Attraction

• Gurara falls in Bornu Village
• Zugarma Park
• Shiroro Hydroelectric dam
• Mungo Parks Centotaph

• Bida Town
• Kainji Lake
• National Games Park

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My Citations

• "Niger Map." Photograph. 9 Apr. 2009. Information
  Channel.9 Apr. 2009 lthttp//www.niletext.gov.eg/gt.
  
• "Niger flag." Photograph. 2000. Rebirth Africa
  Life on the Continent.9 Apr. 2009
  lthttp//www.rebirth.co.za/index.htmlgt.
• http//www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-
  factbook/index.html
• http//www.state.gov/misc/list/index.htm
• Seffal, Rabah. Cultures of the World Niger.
  Marshall Cavendish Corporation, NY a member of
  the Times Publishing Group, 2000
• Toth, Garry. "Niger Dollar." Photograph. 16 Apr.
  2009. Precursor Contributers to Meteorology.17
  Apr. 2009 lthttp//www.cira.colostate.edu/cira/ramm
  /hillger/precursor.htmgt.
• "Market Tote." Photograph. Arts Africains.17 Apr.
  2009 lthttp//www.artsafricains.net/products/list?c
  ategory_id38gt.
• Bauer, Sarah K. "Niger Music." Photograph. 2005.
  The Catholic Voice.17 Apr. 2009
  lthttp//www.artsafricains.net/products/list?catego
  ry_id38gt.

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