ouni 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

International organization participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC,
ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA,
IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM,
OAU, OIC, UN, UNAMIR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WCL, WFTU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO

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

Economy
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Economic overview: Niger is one of the world's poorest countries,
with recent GDP growth barely matching the rapid growth of
population. The economy is centered on subsistence agriculture,
animal husbandry, and reexport trade, and increasingly less on
uranium, its major export throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Uranium
revenues dropped by almost 50% between 1983 and 1990 with the end of
the uranium boom. Terms of trade with Nigeria, Niger's largest
regional trade partner, have improved dramatically since the 50%
devaluation of the African franc in January 1994; this devaluation
boosted exports of livestock, peas, onions, and the products of
Niger's small cotton industry. The government relies on bilateral
and multilateral aid for operating expenses and public investment
and is strongly induced to adhere to structural adjustment programs
designed by the IMF and the World Bank.

GDP: purchasing power parity - $5.5 billion (1995 est.)

GDP real growth rate: 6.7% (1995 est.)

GDP per capita: $600 (1995 est.)

GDP composition by sector: