President: Francois Hollande Prime minister: Jean-Marc Ayrault
Population
170,123,740
65,630,692
Life Expectancy
52.050 years
81.460 years
Capital City
Abuja
Paris
Largest city
Lagos (population: 9,000,000)
Paris (population: 2,138,550)
Human Development Index
0.499
0.955
GDP per capita
$2,600 US
$35,600 US
Literacy Rate
68%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
2.7
6.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.3%
19.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
Bernard Arnault ($16.5bn US)
Unemployment Rate
21.000%
9.300%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
federal republic
republic
Independence date
1 October 1960 (from UK)
486 (Frankish tribes unified); 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire)
Religions
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) overseas departments: French, Creole patois
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages
External Debt
$10,430,000,000 $
$5,633,000,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6799 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.500%
2.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4
40
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
Area
923,768 km sq
643,801 km sq
Coastline
853 km
0 km
Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
