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| Population: |
126,635,626
note: estimates for this country
explicitly take into account the effects of excess
mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death
rates, lower population and growth rates, and
changes in the distribution of population by age
and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2001 est.) |
| Age
structure: |
0-14
years: 43.71% (male 27,842,225; female
27,514,197)
15-64 years: 53.47% (male 34,456,738;
female 33,259,194)
65 years and over: 2.82% (male
1,780,862; female 1,782,410) (2001 est.) |
| Population
growth rate: |
2.61%
(2001 est.) |
| Birth
rate: |
39.69
births/1,000 population (2001 est.) |
| Death
rate: |
13.91
deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) |
| Net
migration rate: |
0.28
migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) |
| Sex
ratio: |
at
birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female
(2001 est.) |
| Infant
mortality rate: |
73.34
deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) |
| Life
expectancy at birth: |
total
population: 51.07 years
male: 51.07 years
female: 51.07 years (2001 est.) |
| Total
fertility rate: |
5.57
children born/woman (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS
- adult prevalence rate: |
5.06%
(1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS
- people living with HIV/AIDS: |
2.7
million (1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS
- deaths: |
250,000
(1999 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun:
Nigerian(s)
adjective: Nigerian |
| Ethnic
groups: |
Nigeria,
which is Africa's most populous country, is
composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the
following are the most populous and politically
influential: Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%,
Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%,
Tiv 2.5% |
| Religions: |
Muslim
50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% |
| Languages: |
English
(official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani |
| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.1%
male: 67.3%
female: 47.3% (1995 est.) |
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| QUICK INFO |
Full Name:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Area:
924,000 sq km (360,360 sq mi)
Population:
125 million
Capital:
Abuja
People:
250 different ethnic groups, including: Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba, Ibo, Kanuri, Ibibio, Tiv, Ijaw
Language:
English and French. The main African languages are Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Edo, Efik
Religion:
Muslim (50%), Christian: mostly Roman Catholic (40%), animist (10%)
Government:
Parliamentary democracy
President:
Olusegun Obasanjo
GDP:
US$143.5 billion
GDP per head:
US$1380
Annual Growth:
1.6%
Inflation:
14%
Major Industries:
Crude oil, natural gas, coal, palm oil, peanuts, cotton
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