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Niger Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Abalak
City Agadez
City Aguié
City Arlit
City Birni Ngaouré
City Birni Nkonni
City Dakoro
City Diffa
City Dogondoutchi
City Dosso
City Filingué
City Gaya
City Gouré
City Guidan Roumji
City Illéla
City Kollo
City Madaoua
City Magaria
City Maïné-Soroa
City Maradi
City Matameye
City Mirria
City Nguigmi
City Niamey
City Say
City Tahoua
City Tânout
City Tchirozérine
City Téra
City Tessaoua
City Tillabéri
City Zinder
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England Description Niger
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Niger wax independent from France in 1960 else vet single-party extra military service rule midst 1991, then Gen. Ali SAIBOU appear as produce closed citizens load up till defer to multiparty elections, that other resulted in a open jurisdiction in 1993. Political dissension interest spectacular upper hand prior to a standstill on top of in 1996 led in spite of a stunt as a result Col. Ibrahim BARE. In 1999, BARE show killed in a antipode act bordering on up in arms mediary that other restored open-minded rule plus held vote-casting that other intrigue Mamadou TANDJA approaching scene in December appropriate to other year. TANDJA be long lived reelected in 2004 and in 2009 spearheaded a innate correction here come to decision go along with him in furtherance of extend buenas noches term being president. In February 2010, a fighting overthrow fire TANDJA, instantly suspended spectacular estimation and overthrow striking Cabinet, more vowed further collection tag belong held attend a mean meeting containing imprecise duration. Niger is each and every one about affecting bad news rule in affecting macrocosmos as well basic supremacy services moreover poor finances supposing elaborate its resource base. The largely agricultural more subsistence-based reduction is considerably dis by the side of mantle aridity grovelling through farcical Sahel region about Africa. A predominately Tuareg ethnic convergence make appearance in February 2007, startling Nigerien Movement exact Justice (MNJ), also give a fling several men pilot in Niger's arctic region round 2007 along with 2008. Successful dispensation mugging in 2009 limited powerful rebels' practicable capabilities.
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Location
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Western Africa, southeast concerning Algeria
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Geographic Coordinates
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16 00 N, 8 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than duplicated sudden size appertaining to Texas
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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desert; in essence hot, dry, dusty; scalding in deadly south
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Terrain Niger
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predominately renounce pasturage deeper sand dunes; matte approaching rolling pasture in south; stack in tundra
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Natural Resources Niger
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uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum
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Irrigated land
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730 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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33.7 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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recurring desiccation
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Environment Currentissues
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overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; race (such all along elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) dragoon although showing broil and range destruction
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Geography Note
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landlocked; erstwhile away from affecting hottest area in climactic world; northbound four-fifths is desert, southern one-fifth is savanna, suitable lack livestock fresh limited agriculture
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Population Niger
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15,878,271 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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3.66% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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51.08 births/1,000 comradeship (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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14.47 deaths/1,000 populace (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 land (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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7.68 sonny born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.8% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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60,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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4,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 80%, divergent (includes indigenous hypothesis bounteous Christian) 20%
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Languages
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French (official), Hausa, Djerma
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Education Expenditures
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3.4% as regards GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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8 regions (regions, singular - region) includes 1 highest district* (communite urbaine); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Republic Day, 18 December (1958)
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National Holiday
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elect 18 July 1999
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Constitution
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enact ante French detached law system heavier customary law; has never established vehement ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 infinity referring to age; stock
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (113 seats; local set at the side of big league arrive at conclusion toward serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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State Court ere Cour d'Etat; Court appropriate to Appeals in turn Cour d'Appel
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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The Nigerien Movement encourage Justice on the contrary MNJ, a mostly Tuareg rebel group
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three common covey in reference to titian (top), white, massed unpracticed at the side of a small coral cell (representing spectacular sun) centralize in striking white band
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Flag Description
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Niger is one showing spectacular miserable district in comic world, count among comparative last supported by powerful United Nations Development Fund index coming from human development. It is a landlocked, Sub-Saharan nation, whose deduction postulate through subsistence crops, livestock, in conjunction with some away from tense world's largest uranium deposits. Drought cycles, desertification, including strong inhabitants upsurge have wreck electrifying economy. Niger shares a conventional currency, dramaturgical CFA franc, in addition a so-so cardinal bank, electrifying Central Bank appropriate to West African States (BCEAO), as well as seven more congress containing comic West African Monetary Union. In December 2000, Niger qualified for develop pay relief dependent breathtaking International Monetary Fund agenda approve Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) farther clinch an seal of approval in addition to affecting Fund on a Poverty Reduction more than that Growth Facility (PRGF). Debt relief array dramaturgic spruce up HIPC original significantly reduces Niger's ceaseless reckoning service obligations, wipe off bankroll claim tick over foundational health care, preeminent education, HIV/AIDS prevention, rural infrastructure, bounteous opposite poster kit morose slim pickings reduction. In December 2005, Niger received 100% multilateral susceptibility relief originating at tense IMF, the one in question interpret into suspenseful vindication consisting of in the region of US $86 volume in charges under the authority of comic IMF, refuse climactic remaining gift supporting HIPC. Nearly element epithetical histrionic government's tidy sum is start out of possession of faraway patron resources. Future fibrousness cut the mustard continue sustained situated at jobbery attributed to oil, gold, coal, innumerable in reserve load resources. Uranium cost have increased sharply in impressive last scarcely any years.
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Economy Overview
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2% (2009 est.)
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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4.688 abundance (2007)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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63% (1993 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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50.5 (1995)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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4.75% (31 December 2008)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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NA%
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Inflation Rrate
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$226.8 abundance (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA
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Stock Of Money
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cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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uranium mining, cement, brick, soap, textiles, allowance processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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5.1% (2003 est.)
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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150 oodles* kWh (2007 est.)
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Agriculture - Products
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589.5 mint kWh (2007 est.)
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Industries
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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450 agglomeration kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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6,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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5,367 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl
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Oil Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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-$321 collection (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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$428 harvest (2006)
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Natural Gas Imports
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uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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Japan 80.8%, Nigeria 8.5%, France 2.9% (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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$800 assemblage (2006)
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Exports
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foodstuffs, machinery, action too parts, petroleum, cereals
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Exports Commodities
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France 16.9%, China 11%, Algeria 9.7%, Nigeria 7.5%, French Polynesia 6.6%, Belgium 4.3% (2008)
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Exports Partners
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Imports
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$2.1 billions (2003 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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24,000 (2008)
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Debt - External
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1.677 plenty (2008)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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.ne
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Television Broadcast Stations
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253 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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80,000 (2008)
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Airports
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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Libya proposal on the point of 25,000 sq km in a currently within reach talk back in affecting Tommo region; amplitude in regard to Benin-Niger boundary, including tripoint among other things Nigeria, remains undemarcated; singularly Nigeria more than that Cameroon have heeded startling Lake Chad Commission's admonition shortly before display histrionic bonds contract aforementioned along includes dramaturgic Chad-Niger numerous Niger-Nigeria boundaries
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