| 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: | 131,859,731
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14
years: 42.3% (male 28,089,017/female 27,665,212) 15-64 years: 54.6% (male 36,644,885/female 35,405,915) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 1,930,007/female 2,124,695) (2006 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.38% (2006 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 40.43 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Death rate: | 16.94 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at
birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2006 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total:
97.14 deaths/1,000 live births male: 104.05 deaths/1,000 live births female: 90.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total
population: 47.08 years male: 46.52 years female: 47.66 years (2006 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 5.49 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 5.4% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 3.6 million (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 310,000 (2003 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): | $188.5 billion (2006 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | $83.36 billion (2006 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 5.3% (2006 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $1,400 (2006 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture:
17.3% industry: 53.2% services: 29.5% (2006 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture:
70% industry: 10% services: 20% (1999 est.) |
| Population below poverty line: | 60% (2000 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | 10.5% (2006 est.) |
| Investment (gross fixed): | 26.4% of GDP (2006 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: | -1.6% (2006 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) |
| National holidays: | Independence Day (National Day) - 1 October |
| 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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