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Nigeria Facts
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Country
(long form)
Federal Republic of Nigeria |
Capital
Abuja |
Total
Area
356,668.82 sq mi
923,768.00 sq km
(slightly more than twice the size of
California) |
Population
123,337,822 (July 2000 est.) note:
estimates for this country explicitly take
into account the effects of excess
mortality due to AIDS |
Estimated
Population in 2050
303,586,770 |
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo
(Ibo), Fulani |
Literacy
57.1% total, 67.3% male, 47.3% female
(1995 est.) |
Religions
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous
beliefs 10% |
Life
Expectancy
51.58 male, 51.55 female (2000 est.) |
Government
Type
republic transitioning from military to
civilian rule |
Currency
1 naira (N) = 100 kobo |
GDP
(per capita)
$970 (1999 est.) |
Labor
Force (by occupation)
agriculture 54%, industry 6%, services 40%
(1999 est.) |
Industry
crude oil, coal, tin, columbite, palm oil,
peanuts, cotton, rubber, wood, hides and
skins, textiles, cement and other
construction materials, food products,
footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing,
ceramics, steel |
Agriculture
cocoa, peanuts, palm oil, corn, rice,
sorghum, millet, cassava (tapioca), yams,
rubber; cattle, sheep, goats, pigs;
timber; fish |
Arable
Land
33% |
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products 95%,
cocoa, rubber |
Imports
machinery, chemicals, transport equipment,
manufactured goods, food and live animals |
Natural
Resources
petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal,
limestone, lead, zinc, natural gas,
hydropower, arable land |
Current
Environmental Issues
soil degradation; rapid deforestation;
desertification; recent droughts in north
severely affecting marginal agricultural
activities |
Telephones
(main lines in use)
405,000 (1995) |
Telephones
(mobile cellular)
10,000 (1999) |
Internet
Service Providers (ISPs)
5 (1999) |
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