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Niger Government 1996

    • Names:

        conventional long form:
        Republic of Niger

        conventional short form:
        Niger

        local long form:
        Republique du Niger

        local short form:
        Niger

    • Digraph:
      NG

    • Type:
      republic

    • Capital:
      Niamey

    • Administrative divisions:
      7 departments (departements, singular - departement); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey, Tahoua, Zinder

    • Independence:
      3 August 1960 (from France)

    • National holiday:
      Republic Day, 18 December (1958)

    • Constitution:
      approved by national referendum 16 December 1992; promulgated January 1993

    • Legal system:
      based on French civil law system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

    • Suffrage:
      18 years of age; universal

    • Executive branch:

        chief of state:
        President Mahamane OUSMANE (since 16 April 1993); election last held 17 March 1993 (next to be held NA February 1998)

        head of government:
        Prime Minister Hama AMADOU (since 21 February 1995)

        cabinet:
        Cabinet; appointed by the president on recommendation of the prime minister

    • Legislative branch:
      unicameral

        National Assembly:
        elected by proportional representation for 5 year terms; elections last held 12 January 1995 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (83 total) MNSD-NASSARA 29, CDS 24, PNDS 12, ANDP-Z 9, UDFP 3, UDPS 2, PADN 2, PPN-RDA 1, UPDP 1

    • Judicial branch:
      State Court (Cour d'Etat), Court of Appeal (Cour d'Apel)

    • Political parties and leaders:
      National Movement of the Development Society (MNSD-NASSARA), Mamadou TANDJA, chairman; Democratic and Social Convention (CDS), Jacoub SANOUSSI; Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS), Mahamadou ISSOUFOU; Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress-Zamanlahia (ANDP-Z), Moumouni Adamou DJERMAKOYE; Union of Popular Forces for Democracy and Progress-Sawaba (UDFP), Djibo BAKARY, chairman; Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), Akoli DAOUEL; Niger Social Democrat Party (PADN), Malam Adji WAZIRI; Niger Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally (PPN-RDA), Dori ABDOULAI, chairman; Union of Patriots, Democrats, and Progressives (UPDP), Professor Andre SALIFOU, chairman

    • Member of:
      ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEAO, ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

    • Diplomatic representation in US:

        chief of mission:
        Ambassador Adamou SEYDOU

        chancery:
        2204 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008

        telephone:
        [1] (202) 483-4224 through 4227

    • US diplomatic representation:

        chief of mission:
        Ambassador John S. DAVISON

        embassy:
        Rue Des Ambassades, Niamey

        mailing address:
        B. P. 11201, Niamey

        telephone:
        [227] 72 26 61 through 72 26 64

        FAX:
        [227] 73 31 67

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






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