Nigeria
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 Federal
Republic of Nigeria
Capital: Abuja (transferred from Lagos to Abuja in 1991)
Area: 923,768 sq km
Borders to: Benin, Niger, Chad, Cameroon
Population: approx. 126.6 million
Language: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani and more
Religions: Muslim (50%), Christian (40%), indigenous beliefs (10%)
Independence from United Kingdom, October 1st, 1960.
Literacy: 57.1% of adult population (over 15 years)
Est. infant mortality: 73.3 per 1,000 live births
Life expectancy: 51 (Women), 51 (Men)
Type: Republic (in transition from military rule). (Federal republic
modeled after USA)
President and head of state: Olusegun Obasanjo (since 1999)
GDP: $117 billion, $950 per capita
Agriculture and industry is both 40% of GDP. Services are 20% of GDP.
Currency: Naira (NGN)
More facts and figures:
CIA
World Fact Book: Nigeria
LINKS:
Nigeria.com
NigeriaWeb - The Nigeria
Starting Point
NIGERIA - A Country
Study
Constitution
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Motherland Nigeria
Literature
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Human Rights
Human Rights Watch:
Nigeria
Tourism/travel
Lonely
Planet World Guide - tourist information: Nigeria
World Travel Guide:
Nigeria
Danish sites about Nigeria / Pages in Danish:
Leksikon.org:
Nigeria
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