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	* '''Quasi money''' (with M1 makes [[Money supply#M2\|M2]]): $226.8 million (31 December 2008)<ref name="CIA_NE" />		* '''Quasi money''' (with M1 makes [[Money supply#M2\|M2]]): $226.8 million (31 December 2008)<ref name="CIA_NE" />

			===Notable events:===
			* [[Banking crisis]]: 1983-?<ref name="Reinhart_crisis">Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff. [http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8973.html "This Time is Different"], ''Princeton University Press'', ISBN 978-0-691-14216-6, p. 376. (The list does not claim to be complete.) Referenced 2011-07-21.</ref>

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	\|Box title = Country summary		\|Box title = Country summary
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	\|Row 3 info = republic		\|Row 3 info = republic
	\|Row 4 title = Population		\|Row 4 title = Population
	\|Row 4 info = 15,306,252 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_NE">CIA - The World ~~Facebook~~. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_ng.html "Niger"], from The World ~~Facebook~~. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>		\|Row 4 info = 15,306,252 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_NE">CIA - The World Factbook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_ng.html "Niger"], from The World Factbook. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
	\|Row 5 title = Population growth		\|Row 5 title = Population growth
	\|Row 5 info = 3.677% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_NE" />		\|Row 5 info = 3.677% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_NE" />
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	==~~External links~~==		==Links==
	* [[Wikipedia:Niger\|Niger]] on Wikipedia		* [[Wikipedia:Niger\|Niger]] on Wikipedia
	* [http://www.bceao.int Central bank] of Niger		* [http://www.bceao.int Central bank] of Niger

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{{Infobox
|Box title = Country summary
|Row 1 title = Capital
|Row 1 info = Niamey
|Row 2 title = Borders
|Row 2 info = [[Algeria]] 956 km, [[Benin]] 266 km, [[Burkina Faso]] 628 km, [[Chad]] 1,175 km, Libya 354 km, [[Mali]] 821 km, [[Nigeria]] 1,497 km
|Row 3 title = Government type
|Row 3 info = republic
|Row 4 title = Population
|Row 4 info = 15,306,252 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_NE">CIA - The World Facebook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_ng.html "Niger"], from The World Facebook. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
|Row 5 title = Population growth
|Row 5 info = 3.677% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_NE" />
|Row 6 title = Life expectancy
|Row 6 info = 52.6 years<ref name="CIA_NE" />
|Row 7 title = Unemployment
|Row 7 info = NA%<ref name="CIA_NE" />
|Row 8 title = [[Wikipedia:Index of Economic Freedom|Index of Economic Freedom]]
|Row 8 info = 129<ref name="Heritage_NE">Heritage Foundation. [http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Niger "Niger"], Economic Freedom Score. A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
|Row 9 title = [[Wikipedia:Corruption Perceptions Index|Corruption Perceptions Index]]
|Row 9 info = 106<ref name="Transparency_NE">Transparency International. [http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2009/cpi_2009_table "Niger"], Corruption Perceptions Index 2009. A lower ranking is better; but please note that the numbers cannot be compared between countries or years due to different methodology. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
|Row 10 title = [[Wikipedia:Doing Business Report|Doing Business ranking]]
|Row 10 info = 174<ref name="Business_NE">Doing Business. [http://www.doingbusiness.org/economyrankings/ "Niger"], Doing Business 2010 (part of The World Bank Group). A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
}}

'''Niger''' became independent from France in 1960 and experienced single-party and military rule until 1991, when Gen. Ali SAIBOU was forced by public pressure to allow multiparty elections, which resulted in a democratic government in 1993. Political infighting brought the government to a standstill and in 1996 led to a coup by Col. Ibrahim BARE. In 1999, BARE was killed in a counter coup by military officers who restored democratic rule and held elections that brought Mamadou TANDJA to power in December of that year. TANDJA was reelected in 2004 and in 2009 spearheaded a constitutional amendment that would allow him to extend his term as president. In February 2010, a military coup deposed TANDJA, immediately suspended the constitution and dissolved the Cabinet, and promised that elections would be held following a transitional period of unspecified duration. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with minimal government services and insufficient funds to develop its resource base. The largely agrarian and subsistence-based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts common to the Sahel region of Africa. A predominately Tuareg ethnic group emerged in February 2007, the Nigerien Movement for Justice (MNJ), and attacked several military targets in Niger's northern region throughout 2007 and 2008. Successful government offensives in 2009 limited the rebels' operational capabilities.<ref name="CIA_NE" />

==Economical characteristics==
* '''Currency''': West African CFA franc (ISO code: XOF)
* Central bank '''[[Wikipedia:Discount rate|discount rate]]''': 4.25% (31 December 2009)<ref name="CIA_NE" />
* Commercial banks '''lending rate''': NA% (31 December 2009 )<ref name="CIA_NE" />
* '''Stock of money''' ([[Money supply#M1|M1]]): $617.9 million (31 December 2008)<ref name="CIA_NE" />
* '''Quasi money''' (with M1 makes [[Money supply#M2|M2]]): $226.8 million (31 December 2008)<ref name="CIA_NE" />

===Statistics===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="text-align:center"
| Statistic / Year
! 1999
! 2000
! 2001
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! 2008
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! [[GDP]] (million USD)<ref name="WorldBank_GDP_NE">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/ne/indicators%5BNY.GDP.MKTP.CD%5D?date=1999:2009 "Niger: GDP"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
| 2 018
| 1 798
| 1 945
| 2 170
| 2 708
| 2 897
| 3 330
| 3 646
| 4 246
| 5 354
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! Govt. debt (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Debt_NE">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/ne/indicators%5BGC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Niger: government debt"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
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! Govt. revenue (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Revenue_NE">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/ne/indicators%5BGC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Niger: government revenue"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
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| 10.758
| 12.973
| 13.638
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! Govt. expenses (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Expenses_NE">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/ne/indicators%5BGC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Niger: government expenses"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
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| 9.319
| 9.281
| 11.769
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! Debt to revenue (years)
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==References==
<small>Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.</small>
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==External links==
* [[Wikipedia:Niger|Niger]] on Wikipedia
* [http://www.bceao.int Central bank] of Niger
* [http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/documents/EnterpriseSurveys/Reports/Niger-2009.pdf Country profile] (pdf) from the Enterprise Studies page (part of the The World Bank Group)
* [http://countrystudies.us/nigeria/ Studies] from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)
* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1054396.stm country profile]
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