Micronesia, in the western Pacific, consists of some 600 islands grouped into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk) and Yap.
Population
170,123,740
106,487
Life Expectancy
52.050 years
71.800 years
Capital City
Abuja
Largest city
Lagos (population: 9,000,000)
Weno (population: 17,624)
Human Development Index
0.499
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GDP per capita
$2,600 US
Literacy Rate
68%
89%
Corruption Perception Index
2.7
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.3%
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Wealthiest Citizens
Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
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Unemployment Rate
21.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
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Political System
federal republic
constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 3 November 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force May 2004
Independence date
1 October 1960 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
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
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Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Area
923,768 km sq
702 km sq
Coastline
853 km
6,112 km
Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
