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Niger

Niger. By Marie Biehl and Hannah Coyne actual picture of Niger! Taken by satellite Pictures from Wikipedia. Interesting Facts~~~!. Did you know French is their official language? Or that their water percentage is only .02%? Or that they are a Presidential Republic?

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Niger

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  1. Niger By Marie Biehl and Hannah Coyne actual picture of Niger! Taken by satellite Pictures from Wikipedia

  2. Interesting Facts~~~! • Did you know French is their official language? • Or that their water percentage is only .02%? • Or that they are a Presidential Republic? • And that they have a Prime Minister AND a President? • And that they drive on the right side of the road? • Or maybe that they are named after the Niger River?(obviously…) • Or maybe that their independence was declared on August 3, 1960? • Or maybe that their motto is “Fraternité, Travail, Progrès”… • (Which means “Fraternity, Work, Progress”) • Or that 80% of their land is Sahara Desert? • And that Republique du Niger is its official name?

  3. GEOGRAPHY! • Landlocked • West Africa • It lies at the southern edge of the Sahara desert • Slightly less than twice the size of Texas • Borders 7 countries, which are Nigeria, Chad, Libya, Algeria, Mali, Benin, and Burkina Faso… • The Niger River (in the southwest) flows through the country's only fertile area. • The terrain is mainly desert plains and sand dunes, with flat to rolling plains in the south and hills in the north.

  4. Land Forms! • Much of Northern Niger is covered by rolling sand dunes. • It is true desert • A surprisingly green mountainous region, known as the Air, rises in the North part of the country. • Mount Greboun, Niger’s highest point at 6,376 ft, is located there • In southern Niger there is a grassy steppe, or plain, which receives low to temperate rain fall • Niger River • Kaouar-tal

  5. Climate! • The majority of the time their climate is hot and dry. • the majority of their land is desert. • Receives less than 4 inches of rain a year

  6. Agriculture use

  7. AGRICULTURE~! • Agriculture is the main economic activity of a bulk of Niger's 13,000,000 citizens. • Mainly based on subsistence farming. • Crops can be grown in a grassy steppe in the lower part of the country, but the sandy soil does not retain much moisture. • They sell cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava, rice, livestock

  8. History • Once part of the Mali Kingdom. • 1790-Niger was explored by Mungo Park of Scotland • 1850-Also explored by Heinrich Barth of Germany ~ By the end of the 1800’s France ruled the South • 1922-Colony of Niger was created • 1958- Niger became a self governing member of the French community. • 1960- Niger gained full independence • 1960 to 1974-Niger was severely affected by the great Sahel Drought • 1974-HamaniDiori was overthrown in a military coup • 1987-Lieutenant Colonel General Seyni Kountche died • 1993- Elections for new president • 1996-Mahamane Ousmane was overthrown • 1999-Mainassara was assassinated

  9. Culture and traditions • For our cultures and traditions section we are going to show some old cultural recipes in a new setting … • Mango salad • Chin-Chin3 • Caakiri

  10. Economy • Agriculture is the main economic activity of a bulk of Niger's 13,000,000 citizens. • Mainly based on subsistence farming. • Agriculture: They sell cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava, rice, livestock, • Manufactured: They sell cement, bricks, textiles, and processed food • Mineral: They sell uranium, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, coal, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum

  11. Africa Today…pt.1 • They are a poor country. • land: 1,266,700 sq km • water: 300 sq km • Natural Hazards: recurring droughts • Environment's current issues: overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations threatened because of poaching (illegal hunting) and habitat destruction • Population: 15,306,252 • Median Age: • total: 15.2 years • male: 14.9 years • female: 15.4 years

  12. Africa Today…pt.2 • MAJOR INFECTOUS DISEASES…: • degree of risk: very high • food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever • vectorborne disease: malaria • water contact disease: schistosomiasis • animal contact disease: rabies • respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis • note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)

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