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Niger is a
very poor country. It
has no major natural resources. Uranium
mining dwindles as the world demand for the product dropped. Main industrial activity is
Cement, Bricks, textiles, food processing and animal slaughter houses.
63% Nigeriens out
of a total 10.3 million population are below poverty line.
Niger
receives debt relief aid package from the IMF under the Heavily
Indebted Poor Countries scheme. The government has to rely on bilateral or multilateral assistance -
which was suspended following the April 1999 coup d'etat - for
operating expenses and public investment.
International Disputes
There are quite a few contentious points
for Niger due to lack of demarcation of boundaries.
1.
Dispute
between Niger and Benin over l’Ete
and 14 smaller islands referred to
International Court of Justice.
2.
Benin
– Niger- Nigeria demarcation of boundary point.
3.
Dispute
over the Lake Chad region between
Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.
4.
Lybian claim over a sizeable part
of Niger in its northern area.
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