Nigeria
Geography
| Location | Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon. |
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| Area | total: 923,768 sq km land: 910,768 sq km water: 13,000 sq km |
| Natural Resources | natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land |
Others
| Nationality | noun: Nigerian(s) adjective: Nigerian |
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| Religions | Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% |
| Languages | English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani |
| Country name | conventional long form: Federal Republic of Nigeria conventional short form: Nigeria |
| Government type | federal republic |
| Capital | name: Abuja geographic coordinates: 9 12 N, 7 11 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Administrative divisions | 36 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory*, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara |
| Independence | 1 October 1960 (from UK) |
| Legal system | based on English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
Economy
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | $478.5 billion (2013 est.) |
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| GDP (official exchange rate) | $292 billion (2013 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate | 6.2% (2013 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) | $2,800 (2013 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 30.9% industry: 43% services: 26% (2012 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation | agriculture: 70% industry: 10% services: 20% (1999 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | 70% (2010 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 8.7% (2013 est.) |
| Agriculture - products | cocoa, peanuts, palm oil, corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava (tapioca), yams, rubber; cattle, sheep, goats, pigs; timber; fish |
| Industries | crude oil, coal, tin, columbite; rubber products, wood; hides and skins, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel |
| Industrial production growth rate | 0.9% (2013 est.) |
| Exports - commodities | petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber |
| Currency (code) | naira (NGN) |
| Fiscal year | calendar year |
Population and Health
| Population | 177,155,754 (July 2014 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 43.2% (male 39,151,304/female 37,353,737) 15-24 years: 19.3% (male 17,486,117/female 16,732,533) 25-54 years: 30.5% (male 27,697,644/female 26,285,816) 55-64 years: 3.1% (male 3,393,631/female 3,571,301) 65 years and over: 3% (male 2,621,845/female 2,861,826) (2014 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 2.47% (2014 est.) |
| Birth rate | 13.16 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Death rate | 16.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2014 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 74.09 deaths/1,000 live births male: 79.02 deaths/1,000 live births female: 68.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 52.62 years male: 51.63 years female: 53.66 years (2014 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 5.25 children born/woman (2014 est.) |
| Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old(any method) | 15% (2007-2012) |
| Unmet need of contraceptive | 18.9% (2011) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 3,426,600 (2012) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 239,700 (2012) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 61.3% male: 72.1% female: 50.4% (2010 est.) |