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GeographyLocation: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Benin and Cameroon
Area: Land boundaries: total 4,047 km, Benin 773 km, Cameroon 1,690 km, Chad 87 km, Niger1,497 km Coastline: 853 km
PeoplePopulation: 101,232,251 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.16% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 43.26 births/1,000 population Death rate: 12.01 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 72.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.31 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Religions: Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% Languages: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: military government since 31 December 1983; plans to institute a constitutionalconference to prepare for a new transition to civilian rule after plans fora transition in 1993 were negated by General BABANGIDA Capital: Abuja Independence: 1 October 1960 (from UK) Constitution: 1979 constitution still in force; plan for 1989 constitution to takeeffect in 1993 was not implemented
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $122.6 billion National product real growth rate: -0.8% National product per capita: $1,250 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 53% Unemployment rate: 28%
Electricity:
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