|
Country
|
Nigeria | 
Mauritania |
|
Leader
|
President: Goodluck Jonathan
|
President: Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz
|
|
Population
|
170,123,740
| 3,359,185
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
52.050 years
| 61.530 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Abuja
| Nouakchott
|
|
Largest city
|
| Lagos (population: 9,000,000) | Nouakchott (population: 661,400) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.499
| 0.557
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,600 US
| $2,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
68%
| 51.2%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.7
| 2.8
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
7.3%
| 19.9%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
| NA
|
| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 30.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished in practice
|
| |
|
Political System
|
federal republic
| military junta
|
|
Independence date
|
1 October 1960 (from UK)
| 28 November 1960 (from France)
|
| Religions |
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
| Muslim 100%
|
| Languages |
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
| Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya
|
| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
| iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
|
| External Debt |
$10,430,000,000 $
| $2,816,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
| ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - NA (2007), 271.3 (2006), 267.04 (2005), 265.8 (2004), 263.03 (2003)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 5.500%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 0
|
| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
| Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
|
| Area |
923,768 km sq
| 1,030,700 km sq
|
| Coastline |
853 km
| 754 km
|
| Climate |
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
| desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
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