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