|
Country
|
Nigeria | 
Argentina |
|
Leader
|
President: Goodluck Jonathan
|
President: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
|
|
Population
|
174,507,539
| 42,610,981
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
52.460 years
| 77.320 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Abuja
| Buenos Aires
|
|
Largest city
|
| Lagos (population: 9,000,000) | Buenos Aires (population: 13,076,300) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.499
| 0.86
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,700 US
| $18,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
68%
| 97.2%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.7
| 2.9
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
7.3%
| 39.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
| Gregorio Perez Companc & family ($1.8bn US)
|
| Unemployment Rate |
23.900%
| 7.200%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished
|
| |
|
Political System
|
federal republic
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
1 October 1960 (from UK)
| 9 July 1816 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
| nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
|
| Languages |
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
| Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
|
| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
| soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
|
| External Debt |
$10,100,000,000 $
| $130,200,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
| Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - 3.1636 (2008 est.), 3.1105 (2007), 3.0543 (2006), 2.9037 (2005), 2.9233 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 0.500%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 6
|
| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
| Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
|
| Area |
923,768 km sq
| 2,780,400 km sq
|
| Coastline |
853 km
| 4,989 km
|
| Climate |
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
| mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
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