Niger


 * Niger**

Capital: Niamey Total Area:1.267 million sq km Population:16,468,886 Language:French (official), Hausa, Djerma

__**Task 2 Location and Climate**__


 * Task 3 Economic Production**

What is the GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)? - $11.05 billion (2010 est.)

How does this compare with the rest of the world? - Niger has the 147th largest econmoy based on GDP

What is the GDP per capita? - $700 (2010 est.)

How does this compare with the rest of the world? - Niger ranks 221st

What is the unemployment rate? - NA%

What is the percentage of People below the poverty line? - 63% (1993 est.)

What are this country's main agricultural products? - cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry

What are this country's main industries? - uranium mining, cement, brick, soap, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses

Export partners? - Nigeria 68.3%, US 12.2%, Ghana 9.8% (2010)

Imports partners? - China 17.8%, France 16.5%, French Polynesia 7.2%, Nigeria 6.7%, Algeria 5.3%, Cote dIvoire 4.9% (2010)

Task 4 Population Size, Shape and Life Expectancy
What is the total population? 15,878,000 What is the average life expectancy? 53 How many children is a woman expected to have? (This is the Total Fertility Rate) 7.7

Nepal 1990? __**Task 5 What is it like to live there:**__

__**New Event:**__ PARIS Oct 20 (Reuters) - Niger's foreign minister said on Thursday that he had been informed by Western countries that Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi had fled across the border into the extreme north of Niger.

Here is an Extract from the news website: 1. [] Senussi is wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. The brother-in-law of the former Libyan leader, who was killed on Thursday, Senussi has been accused of ordering the murder and persecution of civilians throughout Libya during the collapse of Gaddafi's 42-year rule this year. "It seems that he is in the extreme north of Niger. It is the Western countries which have informed us," Mohammed Bazoum told Reuters by telephone from Niger. Britain had been the first to provide information on Senussi's whereabouts, but it had been corroborated by other Western governments, Bazoum said. One Western diplomatic source in Paris confirmed Senussi was believed to be hiding in the desolate, lawless north of Niger. Bazoum said that, given the remote nature of the region, it was very hard for the government in Niamey to confirm the information. Dozens of Gaddafi loyalists, including one of his sons Saadi, fled to Niger in September and are being sheltered in Niamey.

__**New Event:**__ LONDON Oct 21 (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam is fleeing south from Sirte towards Libya's border with Niger, a senior military commander of the interim National Transitional Council (NTC) said on Friday. Abdul Majid Mlegta told Reuters that Islam was believed to travelling in a convoy of three armoured vehicles to try to escape NTC forces that overran Sirte on Thursday and killed his father, Libya's deposed former ruler. "We are searching for him. The fighters in the region are on full alert," Mlegta said.

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__**New Event:**__ The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Niger, and urges extreme caution due to increased kidnapping threats against Westerners. This replaces the Travel Warning for Niger dated January 12, to update information on security concerns, registering with the U.S. Embassy, and access to current security information.

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__**Terrrorism and Safety:**__ There is Bombing on the border of Niger, and Chad. If not safe for the people in niger, and for the people in the border of chad, and nigeria. According to the global incident map is that there is a bomb threat on the border of cha, and nigeria.

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Task 6 environmental issues
current issues water(effects on humans), access to water,access to sanitation , access to indoor air pollution, outdoor air pollution, air pollution 9 effects on humans), environmental burden disease , ecosystem ozone , water stress index

summery: one of the crisis in Niger is water
- The desert is fabled for creating mirages, the false appearance of a body of water amidst the sandy plains, but it is no illusion that beneath the deserts of Niger lies enough water to sate the thirst of the entire population and their land.

Niger has an estimated 2.5 billion cubic metres of underground renewable water, but only 20 percent is currently exploited, according to the United Nations children’s agency, Unicef. Each cubic metre of water contains about 1,000 litres. In addition to its underground water sources, Niger also has the Niger River, the Komadougou River and Lake Chad.

Despite the abundant freshwater resources, only 60 percent of Niger’s rural population has access to potable water. The figure is only slightly higher – 70 percent – for Niger’s urban population, according to the Ministry of Water, the Environment and the Fight Against Desertification. Access to water has been an ongoing struggle for this country, ranked as the globe’s poorest by the UN Development Programme. It has the highest birth rate in the world, with women bearing on average eight children. This rising population adds extra stress to an already short water supply.

According to http://www.irinnews.org/InDepthMain.aspx?InDepthId=13&ReportId=60537 date 8 september 2006 title: In depth running dry the humanitarian impact of global water crisis author:Edward Parson publication:IRIN

=__**Task 7 Education Extra Credit by //Sacha//**__=
 * **What percentage of the GDP is spent on education?** 4.5% of GDP (2009)
 * **How does this compare with the rest of the world?** Niger is in 84th place.
 * **What percentage of the population is literate?** 28.7%
 * **Is there a major difference in rates of literacy between male and female?** Yes by 27%. There is higher literacy rate among men.
 * **How many years is a person expected to attend school?** 5
 * **Is there a difference between between males and females?** Yes males go 5 years and woman go 6 years