NIGERIA IN OVERVIEW
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GOVERNMENT AND POLITICSFlag: Three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white and green
Capital: Abuja
Administrative division: One federal capital territory and 36 state
Independence: 1st October, 1960 (From the United Kingdom)
National Holiday: Independence Day, 1st October, 1960
Suffrage: 18 year of age: universal
Cabinet: Federal Executive Counil
Legislature: Bicameral National Assembly: (Senate and House of Representative)
Judiciary: Suprime Court, Federal Court of Appeal, High Court, Magistrate Court, Customary court.
Membership of International Organisation:
ACP, AFDB, AU, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMEF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAL, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM,OPCW, OPEC,
PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNITAR, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP, UNMOT, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, WTRO.
GEOGRAPHYLocation: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea; Niger and Chad (north) Benin (west) and Cameroon (east)
Area:
*Total area: 923,768sq.km
*Land area: 910,768sq.km
*Water: 13,000sq.km
*Costline: 853km
Maritime claims*Continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation.
*Exclusive economic zone: 200NM
*Territary sea: 12NM
Climate: Varies: equatorial in south, tropical in centre, arid in north.
Terrain: Southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus: mountain in south-east, plains in north.
National Resources: Petroleum, tin , columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, natural gas, hydropower, etc.
Land use:
*Arable land: 33%.
*permanent crops: 3%
*Permanent pastures: 44%
*Forests and woodland: 12%
*Other: 8%
*Irrigated land: 2,820sq.km(2003)
Natural Hazards: periodic drought, flooding.
Evironment - Current issues:
*Soil degradation, rapid deforestation
*Desertification
PEOPLEPopulation: 140,003,542
Age structure: 0-14 year: 42.2%
15-64 year: 54.7%
65 year and above: 3.1% (2007 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.379% (2007 est.)
Birth rate: 40.2 births/1000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate: 1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex: Rate*At birth 1.03 male(s)/female(s)
*Under 15 year: 1.015 male(s)/female(s)
*15-64 year and over: 1.035 male(s)/female(s)
*65 year and over: 0.906 male(s)/female(s)
*Total population: 1.022 male(S)/female(S)(2007 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate:
Total: 95.52 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 102.44 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 88.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life Expectancy:
Total: 47.44 years
Male: 46.83 year
Female: 48.07 year(2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:
5.45 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS- adult prevalent rate
5.4%(2003 est.); people living with HIV
HIV/AIDS-3.6 MILLION (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS-deaths 310,000 (2003 est.)
Language: English (official), Hausa, yoruba, ibo.
Literacy: Age 15 and over can read and write (2007 est)
Total literat population: 68%
Male:75.7%, Female: 60.6%
TRANSPORTATIONRailways:
*Total: 3,557km
*Narrow gauge: 3.505km 1.067-m gauge
*Standard gauge: 52km 1.435-m gauge.
Highways:
*Total: 194,394km
*Paved: mostly bituminous surface treatment 60,068 km (including 1,194 km of expressways)
*Unpaved:grand crushed stone improved earth 134,326 km (1998 est.)
Waterways:
8,575 km consisting of Niger and Benue Rivers and smaller river and creeks
Pipeline:
Crude oil 2,042 km; Petroleum products 3,000km:
Natural gas 500k
Port and Harbors:
Calabar, Lagos, Onne, Port Harcourt, Sapele, Warri.
AirportsTOtal: 70 (2005 est.)
with paved runways: 36
with unpaved runway: 34
Heliports: 1 (2005 est)
Comunication: telephone Main line in use: 1.223 million (2005 est.)
Mobile Cellular: 21.57 million (2006)
Internet Country Code: ng
Internet hosts: 1,535(2005)
ECONOMYNational Product:
*GDP purchasing power parity $188.5 billion (2006 est.)
*GDP (official exchange rate): 83.36 billion (2006 est.)
*GDP-real growth rate: 5.3% (2006 est.)
*GDP-per capita (ppp) -$1,400 (2006) est.
Population below puverty line60%(2000) est.
Inflation rate: 10.5% (2006 est.)
Labour Force: 48.99 million (2006 est.)
Electricity:
*production: 19.06 billion KWh (2004)
*Consumption: 17.71 billion KWh (2004)
Industries: Crude oil, coal, tin, columbite, palm oil, peanuts, cotton, rubber,
wood, hides and skins,textile, cement and other constrution materials, food pruducts,
footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel.
Manufacturing industry: testile, cement, building materials, food products, footwear,
chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel, textiles.
Currency:
1 Naira = 100 kobo
fiscal year: Calendar year
Capital: Abuja
Administrative division: One federal capital territory and 36 state
Independence: 1st October, 1960 (From the United Kingdom)
National Holiday: Independence Day, 1st October, 1960
Suffrage: 18 year of age: universal
Cabinet: Federal Executive Counil
Legislature: Bicameral National Assembly: (Senate and House of Representative)
Judiciary: Suprime Court, Federal Court of Appeal, High Court, Magistrate Court, Customary court.
Membership of International Organisation:
ACP, AFDB, AU, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMEF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAL, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM,OPCW, OPEC,
PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNITAR, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP, UNMOT, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, WTRO.
GEOGRAPHYLocation: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea; Niger and Chad (north) Benin (west) and Cameroon (east)
Area:
*Total area: 923,768sq.km
*Land area: 910,768sq.km
*Water: 13,000sq.km
*Costline: 853km
Maritime claims*Continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation.
*Exclusive economic zone: 200NM
*Territary sea: 12NM
Climate: Varies: equatorial in south, tropical in centre, arid in north.
Terrain: Southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus: mountain in south-east, plains in north.
National Resources: Petroleum, tin , columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, natural gas, hydropower, etc.
Land use:
*Arable land: 33%.
*permanent crops: 3%
*Permanent pastures: 44%
*Forests and woodland: 12%
*Other: 8%
*Irrigated land: 2,820sq.km(2003)
Natural Hazards: periodic drought, flooding.
Evironment - Current issues:
*Soil degradation, rapid deforestation
*Desertification
PEOPLEPopulation: 140,003,542
Age structure: 0-14 year: 42.2%
15-64 year: 54.7%
65 year and above: 3.1% (2007 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.379% (2007 est.)
Birth rate: 40.2 births/1000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate: 1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex: Rate*At birth 1.03 male(s)/female(s)
*Under 15 year: 1.015 male(s)/female(s)
*15-64 year and over: 1.035 male(s)/female(s)
*65 year and over: 0.906 male(s)/female(s)
*Total population: 1.022 male(S)/female(S)(2007 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate:
Total: 95.52 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 102.44 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 88.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life Expectancy:
Total: 47.44 years
Male: 46.83 year
Female: 48.07 year(2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:
5.45 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS- adult prevalent rate
5.4%(2003 est.); people living with HIV
HIV/AIDS-3.6 MILLION (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS-deaths 310,000 (2003 est.)
Language: English (official), Hausa, yoruba, ibo.
Literacy: Age 15 and over can read and write (2007 est)
Total literat population: 68%
Male:75.7%, Female: 60.6%
TRANSPORTATIONRailways:
*Total: 3,557km
*Narrow gauge: 3.505km 1.067-m gauge
*Standard gauge: 52km 1.435-m gauge.
Highways:
*Total: 194,394km
*Paved: mostly bituminous surface treatment 60,068 km (including 1,194 km of expressways)
*Unpaved:grand crushed stone improved earth 134,326 km (1998 est.)
Waterways:
8,575 km consisting of Niger and Benue Rivers and smaller river and creeks
Pipeline:
Crude oil 2,042 km; Petroleum products 3,000km:
Natural gas 500k
Port and Harbors:
Calabar, Lagos, Onne, Port Harcourt, Sapele, Warri.
AirportsTOtal: 70 (2005 est.)
with paved runways: 36
with unpaved runway: 34
Heliports: 1 (2005 est)
Comunication: telephone Main line in use: 1.223 million (2005 est.)
Mobile Cellular: 21.57 million (2006)
Internet Country Code: ng
Internet hosts: 1,535(2005)
ECONOMYNational Product:
*GDP purchasing power parity $188.5 billion (2006 est.)
*GDP (official exchange rate): 83.36 billion (2006 est.)
*GDP-real growth rate: 5.3% (2006 est.)
*GDP-per capita (ppp) -$1,400 (2006) est.
Population below puverty line60%(2000) est.
Inflation rate: 10.5% (2006 est.)
Labour Force: 48.99 million (2006 est.)
Electricity:
*production: 19.06 billion KWh (2004)
*Consumption: 17.71 billion KWh (2004)
Industries: Crude oil, coal, tin, columbite, palm oil, peanuts, cotton, rubber,
wood, hides and skins,textile, cement and other constrution materials, food pruducts,
footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel.
Manufacturing industry: testile, cement, building materials, food products, footwear,
chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel, textiles.
Currency:
1 Naira = 100 kobo
fiscal year: Calendar year