|
Country
|
Maldives | 
Nigeria |
|
Leader
|
President: Mohamed Nasheed
|
President: Goodluck Jonathan
|
|
Population
|
394,451
| 170,123,740
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
74.690 years
| 52.050 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Male
| Abuja
|
|
Largest city
|
| Male (population: 84,972) | Lagos (population: 9,000,000) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.749
| 0.499
|
| GDP per capita |
$8,800 US
| $2,600 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
96.3%
| 68%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.8
| 2.7
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
12%
| 7.3%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
14.500%
| 21.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Legal
|
| |
|
Political System
|
republic
| federal republic
|
|
Independence date
|
26 July 1965 (from UK)
| 1 October 1960 (from UK)
|
| Religions |
Sunni Muslim
| Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
|
| Languages |
Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
| English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
|
| Exports |
fish
| petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
|
| External Debt |
$943,000,000 $
| $10,430,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
rufiyaa (MVR) per US dollar - NA (2007), 12.8 (2006), 12.8 (2005), 12.8 (2004), 12.8 (2003)
| nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
5.500%
| 1.500%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 4
|
| Location |
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
| Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
|
| Area |
298 km sq
| 923,768 km sq
|
| Coastline |
644 km
| 853 km
|
| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
| varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
|
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