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Country
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Nigeria | 
Australia |
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Leader
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President: Goodluck Jonathan
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Quentin Bryce Prime minister: Julia Gillard
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Population
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170,123,740
| 22,015,576
|
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Life Expectancy
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52.050 years
| 81.900 years
|
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Capital City
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Abuja
| Canberra
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Largest city
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| Lagos (population: 9,000,000) | Sydney (population: 4,394,580) |
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Human Development Index
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0.499
| 0.965
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| GDP per capita |
$2,600 US
| $40,800 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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68%
| 99%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.7
| 8.7
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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7.3%
| 29.6%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
| Frank Lowy & family ($2.7bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 5.100%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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federal republic
| federal parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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1 October 1960 (from UK)
| 1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)
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| Religions |
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
| Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census)
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| Languages |
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
| English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)
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| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
| coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment
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| External Debt |
$10,430,000,000 $
| $1,376,000,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
| Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - 1.2059 (2008 est.), 1.2137 (2007), 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 3.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 46
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| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
| Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
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| Area |
923,768 km sq
| 7,741,220 km sq
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| Coastline |
853 km
| 25,760 km
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| Climate |
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
| generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
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