Short facts about the government of Niger
| Country
name: |
conventional long
form: Republic of Niger
conventional short
form: Niger
local long form: Republique du
Niger
local short form:
Niger |
| Government
type: |
republic |
| Administrative divisions: |
7 departments (departements, singular -
departement), and 1 capital district* (capitale district); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso,
Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder |
| Independence: |
3 August 1958 (from
France) |
| National
holiday: |
Republic Day, 18 December
(1958) |
| Constitution: |
the constitution of January 1993 was
revised by national referendum on 12 May 1996 and again by referendum on 18 July
1999 |
| 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 Mamadou TANDJA (since 22 December 1999); note - the
president is both chief of state and head of government
head of
government: President Mamadou TANDJA (since 22 December 1999); note - the
president is both chief of state and head of government; Prime Minister Hama
AMADOU (since 31 December 1999) was appointed by the president and shares some
executive responsibilities with the president
note: President
Ibrahim BARE was assassinated on 9 April 1999; subsequent elections were held
under the nine-month provisional government of Major Daouda Mallam
WANKE
cabinet: 23-member cabinet appointed by President
TANDJA
elections: president elected by popular vote for a
five-year term; last held 24 November 1999 (next to be held NA
2004)
election results: Mamadou TANDJA elected president; percent
of vote - Mamadou TANDJA 59.9%, Mahamadou ISSOUFOU
40.1% |
| Legislative
branch: |
unicameral National Assembly (83 seats,
members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)
elections:
last held 24 November 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)
election
results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - MNSD-Nassara 38,
CDS-Rahama 17, PNDS-Tarayya 16, RDP-Jama'a 8, ANDPS-Zaman Lahiya
4 |
| Judicial
branch: |
State Court or Cour d'Etat; Court of
Appeal or Cour d'Appel |
| Political
parties and leaders: |
Democratic Rally of the People-Jama'a
or RDP-Jama'a [Hamid ALGABID]; Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama or
CDS-Rahama [Mahamane OUSMANE]; National Movement for a Developing
Society-Nassara or MNSD-Nassara [Mamadou TANDJA, chairman]; Nigerien Alliance
for Democracy and Social Progress-Zaman Lahiya or ANDPS-Zaman Lahiya [Moumouni
Adamou DJERMAKOYE]; Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism-Tarayya or
PNDS-Tarayya [Mahamadou ISSOUFOU]; Union of Democratic Patriots and
Progressives-Chamoua or UPDP-Chamoua [Professor Andre' SALIFOU,
chairman] |
| Political
pressure groups and leaders: |
NA |
| International organization participation: |
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS,
Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC,
IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MIPONUH, MONUC, NAM, OAU, OIC,
OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WAEMU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,
WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic
representation in the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Joseph DIATTA
chancery: 2204 R Street NW,
Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 483-4224 through
4227 |
| Diplomatic
representation from the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Charles O. CECIL
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
description: |
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 | Source: World Factbook |
