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age (1985) *Niger, Government Head of Government: Prefect Franck PERRIEZ (since NA March 1996); results - percent of vote NA; no party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures Other political or pressure groups: numerous clan and subclan factions are currently vying for power Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Elections: President: last held 25 May 1946 (from League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies M MERCOSUR Mercado Comun del Cono Sur (MERCOSUR) see Southern Cone Common Market members-(5) Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, Monaco International Olympic Committee IOM International Organization for uclear Research (CERN) Contadora Group CIS Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force Manpower availability: males age 15-49 351,183; fit for military service 253,084 (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 10.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.) Birth

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