4. NIGER
GDP Per Capita: $415
Niger is a country just north of Nigeria and has more than 80% of its land is covered by Sahara desert. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in Parity Purchasing Power (PPP) of Niger Republic is about US$415. This represents one of the lowest in Africa. The country suffers violence, political instability, crime and the bane of corruption. There is gross inequality which affects girls, women and children disproportionately. Coming into office in In January 2000, the newly elected government inherited some serious financial and economic problems, the climax including an apparently empty national treasury. The International Monetary Fund decided to intervene with its program for organized for Highly Indebted Poor Countries and Niger was qualified for enhanced debt relief.
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