ed by national referendum 16 December 1992;
promulgated January 1993

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 Mahamane OUSMANE (since 16 April 1993);
election last held 17 March 1993 (next to be held NA February 1998)
head of government: Prime Minister Hama AMADOU (since 21 February
1995)
cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the president on recommendation of the
prime minister

Legislative branch: unicameral
National Assembly: elected by proportional representation for 5 year
terms; elections last held 12 January 1995 (next to be held NA);
results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (83 total) MNSD-NASSARA
29, CDS 24, PNDS 12, ANDP-Z 9, UDFP 3, UDPS 2, PADN 2, PPN-RDA 1, UPDP
1

Judicial branch: State Court (Cour d'Etat), Court of Appeal (Cour
d'Apel)

Political parties and leaders: National Movement of the Development
Society (MNSD-NASSARA), Mamadou TANDJA, chairman; Democratic and
Social Convention (CDS), Jacoub SANOUSSI; Nigerien Party for Democracy
and Socialism (PNDS), Mahamadou ISSOUFOU; Nigerien Alliance for
Democracy and Progress-Zamanlahia (ANDP-Z), Moumouni 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

Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEAO, ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ,
G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,
IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

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) cent