President: Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Prime minister: Johanna Sigurdardottir
Population
170,123,740
313,183
Life Expectancy
52.050 years
81.000 years
Capital City
Abuja
Reykjavik
Largest city
Lagos (population: 9,000,000)
Reykjavik (population: 113,906)
Human Development Index
0.499
NA
GDP per capita
$2,600 US
$38,500 US
Literacy Rate
68%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
2.7
8.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.3%
33.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
Bjorgolfur Thor Bjorgolfsson ($1.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
21.000%
7.400%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
federal republic
constitutional republic
Independence date
1 October 1960 (from UK)
1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark)
Religions
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
Lutheran Church of Iceland 82.1%, Roman Catholic Church 2.4%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.3%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.6%, other Christian 2.8%, other religions 0.9%, unaffiliated 2.6%, other or unspecified 5.5% (2006 est.)
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
fish and fish products 70%, aluminum, animal products, ferrosilicon, diatomite
External Debt
$10,430,000,000 $
$124,500,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
Icelandic kronur (ISK) per US dollar - 85.619 (2008 est.), 63.391 (2007), 70.195 (2006), 62.982 (2005), 70.192 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.500%
0.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4
1
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK
Area
923,768 km sq
103,000 km sq
Coastline
853 km
4,970 km
Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers
