2. Location : WEST AFRICA

3. Boundaries : ALGERIA, LIBYA, CHAD, NIGERIA, BENIN, BURKINA FASO, MALI

4. Area : 1,267,000 KM2

5. Population : 10,000,000 INHABITANTS

6. Per capital GDP : US $ 739 (IMF – 2001)

7. Capital City : NIAMEY

8. Large cities : ZINDER, MARADI, AGADEZZ, TAHOUA, DOSSO

9. Government : DEMOCRATIC AND SEMI PRESIDENTIAL

10. Official Language : FRENCH

11. Other Languages : HOUSSA, DJERMA, PEEL, KANOURI, GOURMANTCHE, ARABIC, TAMACHEQ

12. Currency : CFA FRANCS

13. Number of postal offices : 44 FULL OPERATIONAL POST OFFICES AND 5 POSTAL AGENCIES

14. Postal Population : 1 OFFICE FOR 159,000 INHABITANTS

15. Policy Maker (for postal matters): THE GOVERNMENT (THROUGH THE MINISTRY INCHANGE OF POSTAL AFFAIRS

16. Name of the Postal Administration: NATIONAL CORPORATION OF POST AND SAVINGS

17. Name of the Regulator : MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS

18. Name of the Operator : NATIONAL CORPORATION OF POST AND SAVINGS

19. Names of New Products Introduced: WESTERN UNION

20. What is the Legal Status of your Postal Administrations? : INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PUBLIC COMPANY

21. What is the total staff number of your Postal
Administrations and their classification per categories: 664

22. What is in terms of percentage the number of women
employed by your Postal Administration? 52%

23. What are the Air Companies flying from your Country?
AIR FRANCE = AFRIQUE AIR NIGER INT, AIR SENEGAL, AIR IVOIR, AIR BURKINA ROYAL, AIR MAROC, ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

24. Which of them signed a conveyance contract with your Postal Administration?
AIR FRANCE, AIR IVOIR, ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES, AIR ALGERIE, AIR MAROC

25. What is in terms of percentage the number of computerised postal offices? 8%