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 | NIGERIAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Nigeria |
| country code ISO: NG //; - FIPS: NI |
| location: West Africa |
| time zone: +1 UT |
| surface (land) area: 923768 sq.km = 356669 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 14° N / South: 4° N / East: 15° E / West: 3° E |
| borders (land): Benin, Niger, Chad, Cameroon |
| borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: tropical (humid in the south, arid in the north) |
| Government |
| independent since: 1960-10-01 |
| type of government: federal republic |
| capital: Abuja |
| administrative division: state (30) + federal capital territory (1) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1991): 88514,501 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 123337,822; or: 126910,000 /-; 2001: 126635,62 |
| population density: 134 per sq.km = 348 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3% //; - doubling time: 23 years |
| birth rate: 40 - 45 per 1000 |
| death rate: 14 - 15 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 6 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 800 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 84 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 51 years (male: 51; female: 51) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 47% //; - 15-59 years: 49% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 44% //; - urbanisation growth: 4,7% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 17% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Hausa 21%; Yoruba 21%; Igbo 18%; Fulani 11%; Ibibio 5,6%; Kanuri 4%; Edo 3%; Tiv 2%; Ijaw 2%; Bura 2%; Nupe 1%; other 8% |
| languages: English (official); Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo |
| religious affiliation: Sunnī Muslim 43%; indigenous beliefs 19%; Protestant 15%; Roman Catholic 8%; other Christian 12%; other 3% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2882 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 39 - 57% |
| people per physician: 3707 |
| people per hospital bed: 1477 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 70% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 19% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 3% |
| adult literacy: 57% (male: 67%; female: 47%) [later total figure found: 64%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Nigerian naira = 100 kobo |
| annual inflation rate: 29% |
| population below poverty line: 34% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 920 per capita |
| GNI USD 260 per capita //; - [ppp: 800] |
| GDP growth: -0,4% |
| income: USD 290 per capita |
| import: USD 8839 per capita //; - export: USD 11887 per capita |
| trade: USD 159 per capita //; - or 80% of GDP |
| trade partners: GB DE US FR NL IT |
| human development index: 0,455 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 136 |
| female labour force: 37% |
| unemployment: 4,5% |
| tourism: 0,8 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 35% //; - grass land: 44% //; - wooded area: 13% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 45% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 37% |
| agricultural products: cocoa, yams, cassava, maize, sorghum, millet, rice, bananas, groundnuts, taro, palm products |
| livestock (million): asses: 1 / cattle: 19,8 / goats: 24,3 / pigs: 4,8 / poultry: 126 / sheep: 20,5 |
| fish catch: 383417 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 4% //; - part of industry in GDP: 38% |
| industrial products: food & beverages, textiles, chemical products, metal products, machinery, palm oil, cotton |
| mining products: oil, natural gas, coal, tin, iron, bauxite, columbite, lead, zinc, limestone |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,6 |
| services: labour force: 51% //; - part of services in GDP: 25% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 705 |
| electricity use (per capita): 85 |
| annual water use (per capita): 37 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 32810, or: 107990 km //; - of which paved: 83, or 31% //; - of which are motorways: 115 km |
| vehicles: 4 per 1000 |
| railways: 3505 km //; - railways passenger/km: 555 |
| navigable inland waterways: 8575 km |
| ownership telephone: 4 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 170 - 197 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 38 - 61 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 18 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 26900 |
| personal computers: 7 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Dimlang 2042 m, Sara Peak 1690, Mount Kagora 1635 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Lake Chad |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): Kainji Reservoir, Tiga Reservoir |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Niger, Kaduna, Benue, Hadejia, Cross, Ogun, Oshun |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: some islands in the Niger delta |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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