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Country
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Nigeria |
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Leader
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President: Goodluck Jonathan
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Prime minister: Denzil Douglas
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Population
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170,123,740
| 50,726
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Life Expectancy
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52.050 years
| 74.840 years
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Capital City
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Abuja
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Largest city
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| Lagos (population: 9,000,000) | Basseterre (population: 12,920) |
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Human Development Index
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0.499
| 0.83
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| GDP per capita |
$2,600 US
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Literacy Rate
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68%
| 97.8%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.7
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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7.3%
| 6.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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federal republic
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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1 October 1960 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
| Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
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| Languages |
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
| English
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| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
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| External Debt |
$10,430,000,000 $
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| Exchange Rate |
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 0
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| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
| Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
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| Area |
923,768 km sq
| 261 km sq
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| Coastline |
853 km
| 135 km
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| Climate |
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
| tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
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