Nigeria in a nutshell
PoliticsNigeria is a Federation, or better known as a federal government for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The head is a man by the name is Muhammadu Buhari.
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Physical featuresMade up of various river valleys, with a tropic climate in a desert filled with mountains in the Southeast and lowlands in the South. It's neighboring countries are Niger, Chad, Cameroon, and Benin.
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Main imports and exportsImports: Refined Petroleum, Wheat, Raw Sugar, Rice, Palm Oil
Exports: Crude Petroleum, Petroleum Gas, Refined Petroleum, Cocoa Beans, Rough Woods |
Nigeria is a beautiful country with a land area of 356,669 miles squared; only 37.33% of that land is arable. 195,875,237 people reside in Nigeria, 776,298 of them residing in the country's capital, Abuja. In terms of labor, there is a total 55.8% labor force in Nigeria, 705 being agricultural labor, 10% Industrial and 20% being in the Service labor sector. The currency is Nigerian naira, with a growth rate of -1.5% and an inflation percentage of 11.61%.
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- Crude Birth Rate: 38.9 babies per 1,000 people
- Crude Death Rate: 12.5 per 1,000 people
- Infant Mortality Rate: 71.20 per 1,000 people
- Life expectancy: 53.05 (average)
- Literacy Rate: Male- 65.1% Female-48.6%
- Per Capita GNP/GDP: 3948.57 USD
- Unemployment: 18.80%
- Natural Resources: gas, tin, ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc and arable land
- Trade Partners: Belgium, Ghana, United States, Italy