!!!Niger: Government
||Country name|''conventional long form'': Republic of Niger \\ ''conventional short form'': Niger \\ ''local long form'': Republique du Niger \\ ''local short form'': Niger \\ ''etymology'': named for the Niger River that passes through the southwest of the country; from a native term "Ni Gir" meaning "River Gir" \\ 
||Government type|semi-presidential republic
||Capital|Niamey[{GoogleMap location='Niamey' zoom='6'}] \\ ''geographic coordinates'': 13 31 N, 2 07 E \\ ''time difference'': UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) \\ 
||Administrative divisions|7 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 capital district* (communite urbaine); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder
||Independence|3 August 1960 (from France)
||National holiday|Republic Day, 18 December (1958); note - commemorates the founding of the Republic of Niger which predated independence from France in 1960
||Constitution|several previous; passed by referendum 31 October 2010, entered into force 25 November 2010 (2016)
||Legal system|mixed legal system of civil law (based on French civil law), Islamic law, and customary law
||International law organization participation|has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
||Citizenship|''citizenship by birth'': no \\ ''citizenship by descent only'': at least one parent must be a citizen of Niger \\ ''dual citizenship recognized'': yes \\ ''residency requirement for naturalization'': unknown \\ 
||Suffrage|18 years of age; universal
||Executive branch|''chief of state'': President ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (since 7 April 2011) \\ ''head of government'': Prime Minister Brigi RAFINI (since 7 April 2011) \\ ''cabinet'': Cabinet appointed by the president \\ ''elections/appointments'': president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 February 2016 and 20 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister appointed by the president, authorized by the National Assembly \\ ''election results'': ISSOUFOU Mahamadou reelected president; percent of vote in first round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (PNDS-Tarrayya) 48.6%, Hama AMADOU (MODEN/FA Lumana Africa) 17.8%, Seini OUMAROU (MNSD-Nassara) 11.3%, other 22.3%; percent of vote in second round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou 92%, Hama AMADOU 8% \\ 
||Legislative branch|''description'': unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (171 seats; 158 members directly elected from 8 multi-member constituencies in 7 regions and Niamey by party-list proportional representation, 8 reserved for minorities elected in special single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 5 seats reserved for Nigeriens living abroad - l seat per continent - elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the number of National Assembly seats increased from 113 to 171 in the February 2016 legislative election \\ ''elections'': last held on 21 February 2016 (next to be held in 2021) \\ ''election results'': percent of vote by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 44.1%, MODEN/FA-Lumana 14.7%, MNSD-Nassara 11.8%, MPR-Jamhuriya 7.1%, MNRD Hankuri-PSDN Alheri 3.5%, MPN-Kishin Kassa 2.9%, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 2.4%, RSD-Gaskiya 2.4%, CDS-Rahama 1.8%, CPR-Inganci 1.8%, RDP-Jama'a 1.8%, AMEN AMIN 3.0%, other 1.4%; seats by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 75, MODEN/FA-Lumana 25, MNSD-Nassara 20, MPR-Jamhuriya 12, MNRD Hankuri-PSDN Alheri 6, MPN-Kishin Kassa 5, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 4, RSD-Gaskiya 4, CDS-Rahama 3, CPR-Inganci 3, RDP-Jama'a 3, RDP-Jama'a 3, AMEN AMIN 3, other 8 \\ 
||Judicial branch|''highest court(s)'': Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members) \\ ''judge selection and term of office'': Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society; all appointed by the president; judges serve 6-year nonrenewable terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years; High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary; members serve 5-year terms \\ ''subordinate courts'': Court of Cassation; Council of State; Court of Finances; various specialized tribunals and customary courts \\ 
||Political parties and leaders|Alliance of Movements for the Emergence of Niger or AMEN AMIN (Omar Hamidou TCHIANA) \\ Congress for the Republic or CPR-Inganci (Kassoum MOCTAR) \\ Democratic Alliance for Niger or ADN-Fusaha (Habi Mahamadou SALISSOU) \\ Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama or CDS-Rahama (Abdou LABO) \\ National Movement for the Development of Society-Nassara or MNSD-Nassara (Seini OUMAROU) \\ Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress-Zaman Lahiya or ANDP-Zaman Lahiya (Moussa Moumouni DJERMAKOYE) \\ Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation or MODEN/FA Lumana (Hama AMADOU) \\ Nigerien Movement for Democratic Renewal or MNRD-Hankuri (Mahamane OUSMANE) \\ Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism or PNDS-Tarrayya (Mahamadou ISSOUFOU) \\ Nigerien Patriotic Movement or MPN-Kishin Kassa (Ibrahim YACOUBA) \\ Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger or PSDN-Alheri \\ Patriotic Movement for the Republic or MPR-Jamhuriya (Albade ABOUBA) \\ Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a or RDP-Jama'a (Hamid ALGABID) \\ Social and Democratic Rally or RSD-Gaskiyya (Amadou CHEIFFOU) \\ Social Democratic Party or PSD-Bassira (Mohamed BEN OMAR) \\ Union for Democracy and the Republic-Tabbat or UDR-Tabbat (Amadou Boubacar CISSE) \\ ''__note__'': the SPLM and SPLM-DC are banned political parties \\ 
||International organization participation|ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
||Diplomatic representation in the US|''chief of mission'': Ambassador Hassana ALIDOU (since 23 February 2015) \\ ''chancery'': 2204 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 \\ ''telephone'': (1) (202) 483-4224 through 4227 \\ ''FAX'': (1) (202) 483-3169 \\ 
||Diplomatic representation from the US|''chief of mission'': Ambassador Eunice S. REDDICK (since 12 September 2014) \\ ''embassy'': BP 11201, Rue Des Ambassades, Niamey \\ ''mailing address'': 2420 Niamey Place, Washington DC 20521-2420 \\ ''telephone'': (227) 20-73-31-69 or (227) 20-72-39-41 \\ ''FAX'': (227) 20-73-55-60 \\ 
||Flag description|three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and green with a small orange disk centered in the white band; the orange band denotes the drier northern regions of the Sahara; white stands for purity and innocence; green symbolizes hope and the fertile and productive southern and western areas, as well as the Niger River; the orange disc represents the sun and the sacrifices made by the people \\ ''__note__'': similar to the flag of India, which has a blue spoked wheel centered in the white band \\ 
||National symbol(s)|zebu; national colors: orange, white, green
||National anthem|''name'': "La Nigerienne" (The Nigerien) \\ ''lyrics/music'': Maurice Albert THIRIET/Robert JACQUET and Nicolas Abel Francois FRIONNET \\  \\ ''__note__'': adopted 1961 \\