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Nigeria

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Background :

British influence and control over what would become Nigeria and Africa's most populous country grew through the 19th century. A series of constitutions after World War II granted Nigeria greater autonomy; independence came in 1960. Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The government continues to face the daunting task of reforming a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have been squandered through corruption and mismanagement, and institutionalizing democracy. In addition, Nigeria continues to experience longstanding ethnic and religious tensions. Although both the 2003 and 2007 presidential elections were marred by significant irregularities and violence, Nigeria is currently experiencing its longest period of civilian rule since independence. The general elections of April 2007 marked the first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power in the country's history. 

Location :

Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

10 00 N, 8 00 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 2.67
North 13.89
East 14.68
South 4.28

Area :

total 923 768 square km
land 910 768 square km
water 13 000 square km

Land boundaries :

total 4 047 km
Benin (bj) 773 km
Cameroon (cm) 1 690 km
Chad (td) 87 km
Niger (ne) 1 497 km

Coastline :

853.00 km

Climate :

varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north 

Terrain :

southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 2 419 metres

Natural resources :

arable land coal
iron ore lead
limestone natural gas
niobium petroleum
tin zinc

Land use :

arable land 33.02 %
permanent crops 3.14 %
other 63.84 %

Irrigated land :

2 820 square km

Natural hazards :

flooding periodic droughts

current issues :

soil degradation; rapid deforestation; urban air and water pollution; desertification; oil pollution - water, air, and soil; has suffered serious damage from oil spills; loss of arable land; rapid urbanization 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Marine Dumping
Marine Life Conservation Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Wetlands

Population :

149 229 090 

Indicators :

Growth rate 2.00 %
Birth rate 36.65 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 4.91 children born/woman
Death rate 16.56 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -0.10 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 41.50 %
15-64 years 55.50 %
65 years and over 3.10 %

Median age :

total 19.00 years
male 18.90 years
female 19.10 years

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

Health :

Infant mortality rate 94.35 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 46.94 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 46.16 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 47.76 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 3.10 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 2 600 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 170 000

Religions :

Muslim 50.00 %
Christian 40.00 %
indigenous beliefs 10.00 %

Languages :

English  
Hausa  
Yoruba  
Igbo  
Fula  

Literacy :

total population 68.00 %
male 75.70 %
female 60.60 %

Country name :

conventional long form Federal Republic of Nigeria
conventional short form Nigeria

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 NG
ISO Numeric 566
ISO3 NGA
FIPS NI
ccTLD ng
English Nigeria

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 

Capital :

name Abuja
geographic coordinates 9 05 N, 7 32 E
time difference 1.00

International organization participation :

ACP AU
AfDB C
D-8 ECOWAS
FAO G-15
G-24 G-77
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICC
ICCt ICRM
IDA IDB
IFAD IFC
IFRCS IHO
ILO IMF
IMO IMSO
IOC IOM
IPU ISO
ITSO ITU
ITUC Interpol
MIGA MINURCAT
MINURSO MONUC
NAM OAS (observer)
OIC OPCW
OPEC PCA
UN UN Security Council (temporary)
UNAMID UNCTAD
UNESCO UNHCR
UNIDO UNMIL
UNMIS UNOCI
UNWTO UPU
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

Independence :

1960-10-01 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1960-10-01

Executive branch :

President Umaru Musa YAR'ADUA

Legislative branch :

PDP 53.70 %
ANPP 27.90 %
AD 9.70 %
other 8.70 %
PDP 54.50 %
ANPP 27.40 %
AD 8.80 %
UNPP 2.80 %
NPD 1.90 %
APGA 1.60 %
PRP 0.80 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 353 200 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 165 400 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 3.80 %
PPP - per capita 2 400 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 33.40 %
industry 34.10 %
services 32.50 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 70.00 %
industry 10.00 %
services 20.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 47 330 000 people
Unemployment rate 4.90 %
Population below poverty line 70.00 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 43.70
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 11.50 %
Investment (gross fixed) 17.10 % of GDP
Current account balance - 9 394 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 46 540 000 000 $
Debt external 9 689 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 13 070 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 71 590 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 49 800 000 000 $
Military expenditures 1.50 % of GDP
Public debt 17.80 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 2.00 %
highest 10% 32.40 %

Budget :

revenues 10 490 000 000 $
expenditures 18 080 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

cassava cattle
cocoa corn
fish goats
millet palm oil
peanuts pigs
rice rubber
sheep sorghum
timber yams

Industries :

cement and other construction materials ceramics
chemicals coal
columbite commercial ship construction and repair
cotton fertilizer
food products footwear
hides palm oil
peanuts petroleum
printing rubber
skins steel
textiles tin
wood

Energy :

Electricity Production 21 920 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 19 210 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 2 169 000 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 286 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 2 327 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 170 000 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 36 220 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 32 820 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 12 280 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Exports 20 550 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 5 215 000 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

45 430 000 000 $

Commodities :

cocoa petroleum and petroleum products
rubber

Value :

42 100 000 000 $

Partners :

China (cn) 16.10 %
Netherlands (nl) 11.30 %
United States (us) 9.80 %
United Kingdom (gb) 6.20 %
South Korea 6.10 %
France (fr) 5.10 %
Germany (de) 4.40 %

Commodities :

chemicals food and live animals
machinery manufactured products
transportation equipment

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 1 308 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 62 988 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 36
Television broadcast stations 3
Internet Country code (ccTLD) ng
Internet Hosts 1 098
Internet Users 11 000 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 38
Heliports 3
Pipelines - gas 2 565 km
Pipelines - oil 3 424 km
Pipelines - condensate 26 km
Pipelines - refined products 4 090 km
Pipelines - liquid petroleum gas 97 km
Roadways - total 193 200 km
Roadways - paved 28 980 km
Roadways - unpaved 164 220 km
Railways 3 505 km
Waterways 8 600 km

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