Geography
Location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon. Area: 923,768 sq. kmPrincipal cities: Abuja, KanoOgbomosho, Jfe, Zaria, KatsinaSokoto, Kaduna, Jos, Enugu, Lagos and Ibadan. Tourist attractions: Osun Sacred Forest, Sungbo's Eredo, and Yankari National Park, Time zone: GMT+I hours.
People
Population: 135,031,16-4 (July 2007 est.). Population growth rate: 2.37%
(2007 est.). Sex ratio: 1.02 male(s)/fe-male (2007 est.). Religions: Muslim, Christian, indigenous beliefs. Languages: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani. Literacy rate: Total 68%, Male 75.7%, Female 60.6% (2003 est.). Infant mortality rate: 95.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.). Life expectancy: Total 47.44 years, Male 46.83 years, Female 48.07 years (2007 est.).
Government
Capital: Abuja. National anthem:
Arise O Compatriots. Nigeria's Call Obey. Government type: Republic (in a state of transition from military to civilian rule). Independence: I October I960 (from UK). Legal system: Based on English common law, Islamic Sharia law (only in some northern states), and traditional law. Executive branch; Chief of state: President Umaru Yar' Adua (since 29 May 2007). The president is both the chief of state and head of government. Legislative branch: Nigeria has a bicameral National Assembly that consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Judicial branch: Supreme court the Federal court of appeal,
Economy
Currency: Naira. Currency conversion: Naira per Indian rupee—3.1501 (June 2007 est.)- GDP: Purchasing power parity—$ 19 J .4 billion (2006 est). GDP—real growth rate: 5.3% (2006 est.). GDP—per capita: Purchasing power parity—$1,500 (2006 est.). Inflation rate: 10.5% (2006 est.). Population below poverty line: 60% (2000 est.). Unemployment rate: 60% (2000 est.). Exports: $59.01 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.). Imports: $25.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.). External debt: $6,278 billion (2006 est.).
Transport and Communications
Railways: 3,505 km. Roads: 194,394 km. Airports: Nnamdi Azikiwe and Margaret Ekpo International Airports. Telephones: 1.223 million (2005). Mobile cellular: 21,571 million (2005). Internet users: 5 million (2005). Internet country code: .ng. ISD code: 234.