|
Country
|
Nigeria | 
Tunisia |
|
Leader
|
President: Goodluck Jonathan
|
President: Moncef Marzouki
|
|
Population
|
177,155,754
| 10,937,521
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
52.620 years
| 75.680 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Abuja
| Tunis
|
|
Largest city
|
| Lagos (population: 9,000,000) | Tunis (population: 693,210) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.499
| 0.762
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,800 US
| $9,900 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
68%
| 74.3%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.7
| 4.4
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
7.3%
| 19.9%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
| NA
|
| Unemployment Rate |
23.900%
| 17.200%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished in practice
|
| |
|
Political System
|
federal republic
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
1 October 1960 (from UK)
| 20 March 1956 (from France)
|
| Religions |
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
| Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
|
| Languages |
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
| Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
|
| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
| clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
|
| External Debt |
$15,730,000,000 $
| $26,950,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
| Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.211 (2008 est.), 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.890%
| 1.550%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 1
|
| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
| Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
|
| Area |
923,768 km sq
| 163,610 km sq
|
| Coastline |
853 km
| 1,148 km
|
| Climate |
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
| temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
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