Federal President (rotating): Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (until 1 Jan 2013)
Population
170,123,740
7,925,517
Life Expectancy
52.050 years
81.170 years
Capital City
Abuja
Bern
Largest city
Lagos (population: 9,000,000)
Zurich (population: 341,730)
Human Development Index
0.499
0.955
GDP per capita
$2,600 US
$43,900 US
Literacy Rate
68%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
2.7
9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.3%
27.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
Ernesto Bertarelli ($8.2bn US)
Unemployment Rate
21.000%
3.100%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
federal republic
formally a confederation but similar in structure to a federal republic
Independence date
1 October 1960 (from UK)
1 August 1291 (founding of the Swiss Confederation)
Religions
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census) note: German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national and official languages
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
