| Nigeria |
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| Geography | |
| Location: | Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon. |
| Area: | total:
923,768 sq km land: 910,768 sq km water: 13,000 sq km |
| Natural Resources: | natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land |
| Population and Health | |
| Population: | 152,217,341 (July 2010 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14
years: 41.2% (male 32,059,343/female 30,662,458) 15-64 years: 55.7% (male 43,258,926/female 41,541,651) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 2,274,589/female 2,420,374) (2010 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 1.966% (2010 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 36.07 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) |
| Death rate: | 16.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at
birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2010 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total:
92.99 deaths/1,000 live births male: 98.94 deaths/1,000 live births female: 86.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total
population: 47.24 years male: 46.46 years female: 48.08 years (2010 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 4.82 children born/woman (2010 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 3.1% (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 2.6 million (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 170,000 (2007 est.) |
| Literacy: | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 68% male: 75.7% female: 60.6% (2003 est.) |
| Economy | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | $357.2 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | $167.4 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 5% (2009 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $2,400 (2009 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture:
33.1% industry: 33.8% services: 33.1% (2009 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture:
70% industry: 10% services: 20% (1999 est.) |
| Population below poverty line: | 70% (2007 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | 12.4% (2009 est.) |
| Investment (gross fixed): | 30.8% of GDP (2009 est.) |
| Agriculture - products: | cocoa, peanuts, palm oil, corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava (tapioca), yams, rubber; cattle, sheep, goats, pigs; timber; fish |
| Industries: | crude oil, coal, tin, columbite; palm oil, peanuts, cotton, rubber, wood; hides and skins, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel, small commercial ship construction and repair |
| Industrial production growth rate: | -0.4% (2009 est.) |
| Exports - commodities: | petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber |
| Currency (code): | naira (NGN) |
| Fiscal year: | calendar year |
| Others | |
| Nationality: | noun:
Nigerian(s) adjective: Nigerian |
| Religions: |
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% |
| Languages: |
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani |
| Country name: | conventional
long form: Federal Republic of Nigeria conventional short form: Nigeria |
| Government type: | federal republic |
| Capital: | name:
Abuja geographic coordinates: 9 12 N, 7 11 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Administrative divisions: | 36 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory*, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara |
| Independence: | 1 October 1960 (from UK) |
| Legal system: | based on English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
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| Source : CIA
The World Factbook |
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