Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
Population
170,123,740
24,589,122
Life Expectancy
52.050 years
69.200 years
Capital City
Abuja
Largest city
Lagos (population: 9,000,000)
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Human Development Index
0.499
0
GDP per capita
$2,600 US
Literacy Rate
68%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
2.7
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.3%
20.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
21.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
NA
Political System
federal republic
Communist state one-man dictatorship
Independence date
1 October 1960 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
Korean
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
External Debt
$10,430,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4
6
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Area
923,768 km sq
120,538 km sq
Coastline
853 km
2,495 km
Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
