Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II Prime minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
Population
170,123,740
2,889,187
Life Expectancy
52.050 years
73.430 years
Capital City
Abuja
Kingston
Largest city
Lagos (population: 9,000,000)
Kingston (population: 937,700)
Human Development Index
0.499
0.771
GDP per capita
$2,600 US
$9,100 US
Literacy Rate
68%
87.9%
Corruption Perception Index
2.7
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.3%
13.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
21.000%
12.700%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
federal republic
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
1 October 1960 (from UK)
6 August 1962 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
English, English patois
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
