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List All Cities in Niger Listing cities Niger database :
Abalak
Agadez
Aguié
Arlit
Birni Ngaouré
Birni Nkonni
Dakoro
Diffa
Dogondoutchi
Dosso
Filingué
Gaya
Gouré
Guidan Roumji
Illéla
Kollo
Madaoua
Magaria
Maïné-Soroa
Maradi
Matameye
Mirria
Nguigmi
Niamey
Say
Tahoua
Tânout
Tchirozérine
Téra
Tessaoua
Tillabéri
Zinder
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Background
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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.
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Population
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15,878,271 (July 2010 est.)
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Government type
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8 regions (regions, singular - region) includes 1 capital 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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International organization participation
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three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and green with a small orange disk (representing the sun) centered in the white band
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Economy - overview
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2% (2009 est.)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
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150 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Agriculture - products
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589.5 million 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 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity - production
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil - production
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0 bbl
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Internet country code
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