Niger Country Data

Area: total: 1.267 million sq km
land: 1,266,700 sq km
water: 300 sq km

Climate: desert mostly hot, dry, dusty tropical in extreme south

Terrain: predominately desert plains and sand dunes flat to rolling plains in south hills in north

Natural resources: uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum

Population: 13,272,679 [July 2008 est.]

Age structure: 0-14 years: 47% [male 3,174,834/female 3,057,003]
15-64 years: 50.6% [male 3,450,393/female 3,267,496]
65 years and over: 2.4% [male 159,945/female 163,008] [2008 est.]

Nationality: noun: Nigerien[s]
adjective: Nigerien

Ethnic groups: Haoussa 55.4%, Djerma Sonrai 21%, Tuareg 9.3%, Peuhl 8.5%, Kanouri Manga 4.7%, other 1.2% [2001 census]

Languages: French [official], Hausa, Djerma

Capital: name: Niamey
geographic coordinates: 13 31 N, 2 07 E
time difference: UTC+1 [6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time]

National holiday: Republic Day, 18 December [1958]

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 39%
industry: 17%
services: 44% [2001]

Labor force: 70,000 salaried workers, 60% of whom are employed in the public sector [1995]

Budget: revenues: $320 million [includes $134 million from foreign sources]
expenditures: $320 million [2002 est.]

Agriculture - products: cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava [tapioca], rice cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry

Industries: uranium mining, cement, brick, soap, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses

Exports: $428 million f.o.b. [2006]

Exports - commodities: uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions

Exports - partners: France 34.8%, US 26.6%, Nigeria 18.3%, Russia 11.3% [2006]

Imports: $800 million f.o.b. [2006]

Imports - commodities: foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals

Imports - partners: US 14%, France 12.1%, China 7.8%, Nigeria 7.7%, French Polynesia 7.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.9% [2006]

Currency (code): Communaute Financiere Africaine franc [XOF] note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States

Exchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs [XOF] per US dollar - 493.51 [2007], 522.59 [2006], 527.47 [2005], 528.29 [2004], 581.2 [2003]
note: since 1 January 1999, the XOF franc has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF francs per euro

Airports: 28 [2007]

Trade Leads of companies wanting to do business with Niger

Panneaux Solaire Monocristallin Et Polycristallin Qualite Iec - HeliosPv ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Mon 27 Jul, 2009 4:32 am - bonjour mr notre usine de production helios photovoltque helios pv développe ses activités sur le continent européen et nous sommes à la recherche ...
Targeted Countries: Reunion Niger Morocco

Shaving Cream Can Hidden Spy Camera Dvr - omejo ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Mon 28 Sep, 2009 12:17 am - this is a ultra small digital spy camera that hidden in a shaving cream it looks like an ordinary shaving cream but it has a very powerful function...
Targeted Countries: USA Finland Niger

Galvanized Or Stainless Steel Perforated Wire Mesh - JilianxinchengIndustry ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Mon 07 Dec, 2009 7:55 am - perforated metal sheet we offer perforated metal with various patterns mainly standard perforated patterns and decorative patterns custom d...
Targeted Countries: Niger Slovakia Saint Lucia

I.v. Solutions - KALPDRUM ( India ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Tue 19 Jan, 2010 6:04 pm - feel free to contact for your requirement of i v solutions like dextrose 5% 10% etc normal saline ringer lactate metronidazole inj c...
Targeted Countries: Niger Rwanda

Java Dining Set From Woven Water Hyacinth With Mahogany Dining Table - andana ( Indonesia ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Wed 03 Feb, 2010 3:08 am - trangsan queen woven dining set nice for home hotel and restaurant from tropical country indonesia consist of 4 pcs dining chair and 1 pc d...
Targeted Countries: New Zealand Nicaragua Niger

Teak Elegance Set Stacking Chair, Rectangular Extension Table, Umbrella And Buffet Cabinet Outdoor - andana ( Indonesia ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Fri 26 Feb, 2010 6:30 am - teak garden set with stacking chair rectangular extension table cabinet outdoor and umbrella in white fabric made from selected teak as we knew t...
Targeted Countries: Nicaragua Niger Nigeria

Table Tv Stand Teak And Mahogany Material Home, Hotel Java Indonesia Indoor Furniture - andana ( Indonesia ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Mon 08 Mar, 2010 8:10 am - as 011 tv table cabinet with 2 glass doors made from kiln dry mahogany wood size 125 x 55 x 48 cm interesting price fob semarang port indon...
Targeted Countries: Niue Nigeria Niger

Outdoor Corner Set Bench, Center Table, Arm Chair Knock Down Teak Garden Furniture - andana ( Indonesia ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Tue 13 Apr, 2010 1:52 pm - from tropical country indonesia as we knew that teak is the best wood especially for outdoor suitable for garden hotel home swimming pool pat...
Targeted Countries: Niger Nigeria Niue

Simply Simple Dining Set Teak Mahogany Wooden Indoor Furniture Jogja Java Indonesia - andana ( Indonesia ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Fri 09 Jul, 2010 7:48 pm - solo java dining set made from solid mahogany wood with kiln dry already ndf 030 = amp gt consist of 4 dining chair and 1 rec dining table size 90...
Targeted Countries: New Zealand Nicaragua Niger

Republic Of Mali Galvanized Steel Wire - HLWireMesh ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Fri 23 Jul, 2010 1:11 am - production capacity wanlida offer hot dipped zinc coated iron wire for the global market being an expert manufacturer and big exporter of galvani...
Targeted Countries: Andorra Niger Belgium

Republic Of India Soft Annealed Iron Wire - HLWireMesh ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Sat 24 Jul, 2010 9:08 am - soft annealed iron wire annealed wires have three choices black annealed wire soft annealed wire and oiled black annealed wire uses the soft ...
Targeted Countries: Niger

Republic Of Bolivia Pvc Coated Iron Wire - HLWireMesh ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Mon 26 Jul, 2010 2:22 am - pvc coated iron wire applications the most popular use for pvc coated wire is extensively used for daily life making in chain link fence for indus...
Targeted Countries: Niger