Axion 3D Atlas/ATLAS.iso/stats/175.txt

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{1}Geography{4}
{4}To see a map of Nigeria, click {z,"2.151981,3.976791,15.603595,14.295304",here}{4}!

{2}Location:{4} Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon

{2}Area:{4}
{3}total area:{4} 923,770 sq km
{3}land area:{4} 910,770 sq km
{3}comparative area:{4} slightly more than twice the size of California

{2}Land boundaries:{4}
{3}total:{4} 4,047 km
{3}border countries:{4} Benin 773 km, Cameroon 1,690 km, Chad 87 km, Niger 1,497 km

{2}Coastline:{4} 853 km

{2}Maritime claims:{4}
{3}continental shelf:{4} 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
{3}exclusive economic zone:{4} 200 nm
{3}territorial sea:{4} 30 nm

{2}International disputes:{4} demarcation of international boundaries in vicinity of Lake Chad, the lack of
which led to border incidents in the past, is completed and awaits ratification by Cameroon, Chad,
Niger, and Nigeria; dispute with Cameroon over land and maritime boundaries in the vicinity of the
Bakasi Peninsula has been referred to the ICJ

{2}Climate:{4} varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north

{2}Terrain:{4} southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in
north
{3}lowest point:{4} Atlantic Ocean 0 m
{3}highest point:{4} Chappal Waddi 2,419 m

{2}Natural resources:{4} petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, natural gas

{2}Land use:{4}
{3}arable land:{4} 31%
{3}permanent crops:{4} 3%
{3}meadows and pastures:{4} 23%
{3}forest and woodland:{4} 15%
{3}other:{4} 28%

{2}Irrigated land:{4} 8,650 sq km (1989 est.)

{2}Environment:{4}
{3}current issues:{4} soil degradation; rapid deforestation; desertification; recent droughts in north
severely affecting marginal agricultural activities

{2}natural hazards:{4} periodic droughts

{2}international agreements:{4} party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test
Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Desertification


{1}People{4}

{2}Population:{4} 103,912,489 (July 1996 est.)

{2}Age structure:{4}
{3}0-14 years:{4} 45% (male 23,455,266; female 23,245,099)
{3}15-64 years:{4} 52% (male 27,645,106; female 26,553,135)
{3}65 years and over:{4} 3% (male 1,522,862; female 1,491,021) (July 1996 est.)

{2}Population growth rate:{4} 3.05% (1996 est.)

{2}Birth rate:{4} 42.89 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Death rate:{4} 12.71 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Net migration rate:{4} 0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Sex ratio:{4}
{3}at birth:{4} 1.03 male(s)/female
{3}under 15 years:{4} 1.01 male(s)/female
{3}15-64 years:{4} 1.04 male(s)/female
{3}65 years and over:{4} 1.02 male(s)/female
{3}all ages:{4} 1.03 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

{2}Infant mortality rate:{4} 72.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

{2}Life expectancy at birth:{4}
{3}total population:{4} 54.34 years
{3}male:{4} 53.06 years
{3}female:{4} 55.65 years (1996 est.)

{2}Total fertility rate:{4} 6.24 children born/woman (1996 est.)

{2}Nationality:{4}
{3}noun:{4} Nigerian(s)
{3}adjective:{4} Nigerian

{2}Ethnic divisions:{4}
north: Hausa and Fulani
southwest: Yoruba
southeast: Ibos
{3}note:{4} Hausa and Fulani, Yoruba, and Ibos together make up 65% of population

{2}Religions:{4} Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%

{2}Languages:{4} English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani

{2}Literacy:{4} age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
{3}total population:{4} 57.1%
{3}male:{4} 67.3%
{3}female:{4} 47.3%


{1}Government{4}

{2}Name of country:{4}
{3}conventional long form:{4} Federal Republic of Nigeria
{3}conventional short form:{4} Nigeria

{2}Type of government:{4} military government; Nigeria has been ruled by one military regime after
another since 31 December 1983; on 1 October 1995, the present military government announced
it will turn power over to democratically elected civilian authorities in October 1998

{2}Capital:{4} Abuja
{3}note:{4} on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially moved from Lagos to Abuja; many
government offices remain in Lagos pending completion of facilities in Abuja

{2}Administrative divisions:{4} 30 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Abuja Capital Territory*, Adamawa, Akwa
Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna,
Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers,
Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe; note - some new administrative units may have been created

{2}Independence:{4} 1 October 1960 (from UK)

{2}National holiday:{4} Independence Day, 1 October (1960)

{2}Constitution:{4} 1979 constitution still in force; plan for 1989 constitution to take effect in 1993 was
not implemented

{2}Legal system:{4} based on English common law, Islamic law, and tribal law

{2}Suffrage:{4} 21 years of age; universal

{2}Executive branch:{4}
chief of state and head of government: Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council and
Commander in Chief of Armed Forces and Defense Minister Gen. Sani ABACHA (since 17
November 1993); Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council Oladipo DIYA (since 17
November 1993)
{3}cabinet:{4} Federal Executive Council

{2}Legislative branch:{4} bicameral National Assembly
Senate: suspended after military takeover of 17 November 1993
House of Representatives: suspended after military takeover of 17 November 1993

{2}Judicial branch:{4} Supreme Court, judges appointed by the Armed Forces Ruling Council; Federal
Court of Appeal, judges are appointed by the federal government on the advice of the Advisory
Judicial Committee

{2}Political parties and leaders:{4}
{3}note:{4} political party system suspended after the military takeover of 17 November 1993; the
military regime has made successive promises to allow political parties to register at various times
in 1996

{2}International organization participation:{4} ACP, AfDB, C (suspended), CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO,
G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,
Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MINURSO, NAM, OAU, OPEC, PCA, UN, UN Security
Council (temporary), UNAMIR, UNAVEM III, UNCRO, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO,
UNIKOM, UNPREDEP, UNPROFOR, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO,
WTrO

{2}Diplomatic representation in US:{4}
{3}chief of mission:{4} Ambassador Zubair Mahmud KAZAURE
{3}chancery:{4} 1333 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
{3}telephone:{4} [1] [phone]
{3}consulate(s) general:{4} New York

{2}US diplomatic representation:{4}
{3}chief of mission:{4} Ambassador Walter C. CARRINGTON
{3}embassy:{4} 2 Eleke Crescent, Lagos
{3}mailing address:{4} P. O. Box 554, Lagos
{3}telephone:{4} [234] (1) 261-0097
{3}FAX:{4} [234] (1) 261-0257

{2}Flag:{4} three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green


{1}Economy{4}

{2}Economic overview:{4} The oil-rich Nigerian economy continues to be hobbled by political instability,
corruption, and poor macroeconomic management. Nigeria's unpopular military rulers failed to
make significant progress in diversifying the economy away from overdependence on the capital
intensive oil sector which provides almost all foreign exchange earnings and about 80% of
budgetary revenues. Regime officials also appear divided on how to redress fundamental
economic imbalances that result in troublesome inflation, the steady depreciation of the naira, and
the discouragement of investors. The government's domestic and international arrears continue to
limit economic growth and prevent an agreement with the IMF and bilateral creditors on debt relief.
The largely subsistence agricultural sector has failed to keep up with rapid population growth, and
Nigeria, once a large net exporter of food, now must import food.

{2}GDP:{4} purchasing power parity - $135.9 billion (1995 est.)

{2}GDP real growth rate:{4} 2.6% (1995 est.)

{2}GDP per capita:{4} $1,300 (1995 est.)

{2}GDP composition by sector:{4}
{3}agriculture:{4} 38%
{3}industry:{4} 22%
{3}services:{4} 40% (1994 est.)

{2}Inflation rate (consumer prices):{4} 57% (1994 est.)

{2}Labor force:{4} 42.844 million
{3}by occupation:{4} agriculture 54%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 15%

{2}Unemployment rate:{4} 28% (1992 est.)

{2}Budget:{4}
{3}revenues:{4} $2.7 billion
{3}expenditures:{4} $6.4 billion, including capital expenditures of $1.8 billion (1994 est.)

{2}Industries:{4} crude oil, coal, tin, columbite, palm oil, peanuts, cotton, rubber, wood, hides and skins,
textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer,
printing, ceramics, steel

{2}Industrial production growth rate:{4} NA%

{2}Electricity:{4}
{3}capacity:{4} 4,570,000 kW
{3}production:{4} 11.3 billion kWh
{3}consumption per capita:{4} 109 kWh (1993)

{2}Agriculture:{4} cocoa, peanuts, palm oil, rubber, corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava (tapioca), yams;
cattle, sheep, goats, pigs; fishing and forest resources extensively exploited

{2}Illicit drugs:{4} passenger and cargo air hub for West Africa; facilitates movement of heroin en route
from Southeast and Southwest Asia to Western Europe and North America; increasingly a transit
route for cocaine from South America intended for West European, East Asian, and North
American markets

{2}Exports:{4} $9.9 billion (f.o.b., 1993)
{3}commodities:{4} oil 98%, cocoa, rubber
{3}partners:{4} US 52%, EC 34%

{2}Imports:{4} $7.5 billion (c.i.f., 1993)
{3}commodities:{4} machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, food and
animals
{3}partners:{4} EC 50%, US 13%, Japan 7%

{2}External debt:{4} $32.5 billion (1993)

{2}Economic aid:{4}
{3}recipient:{4} ODA, $NA

{2}Currency:{4} 1 naira (N) = 100 kobo

{2}Exchange rates:{4} naira (N) per US$1 - 21.886 (January 1996), 21.895 (1995), 21.996 (1994),
22.065 (1993), 17.298 (1992), 9.909 (1991)

{2}Fiscal year:{4} calendar year


{1}Transportation{4}

{2}Railways:{4}
{3}total:{4} 3,557 km (1995)
narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge
standard gauge: 52 km 1.435-m gauge

{2}Highways:{4}
{3}total:{4} 112,140 km
{3}paved:{4} 31,500 km
{3}unpaved:{4} 80,640 km (1991 est.)

{2}Waterways:{4} 8,575 km consisting of the Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and creeks

{2}Pipelines:{4} crude oil 2,042 km; petroleum products 3,000 km; natural gas 500 km

{2}Ports:{4} Calabar, Lagos, Onne, Port Harcourt, Sapele, Warri

{2}Merchant marine:{4}
{3}total:{4} 33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 387,552 GRT/636,578 DWT
{3}ships by type:{4} bulk 1, cargo 16, chemical tanker 3, oil tanker 12, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1 (1995 est.)

{2}Airports:{4}
{3}total:{4} 66
{3}with paved runways over 3,047 m:{4} 6
{3}with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:{4} 10
{3}with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:{4} 10
{3}with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{4} 8
{3}with paved runways under 914 m:{4} 18
{3}with unpaved runways over 3,047 m:{4} 1
{3}with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:{4} 1
{3}with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{4} 12 (1995 est.)
Heliports: 1 (1995 est.)


{1}Communications{4}

{2}Telephones:{4} 492,204 (1990 est.)

{2}Telephone system:{4} average system limited by poor maintenance; major expansion in progress
{3}domestic:{4} microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and 20 domestic satellite earth stations carry
intercity traffic
{3}international:{4} satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean); 1 coaxial
submarine cable

{2}Radio broadcast stations:{4} AM 35, FM 17, shortwave 0

{2}Radios:{4} 20 million (1992 est.)

{2}Television broadcast stations:{4} 28

{2}Televisions:{4} 3.8 million (1992 est.)


{1}Defense{4}

{2}Branches:{4} Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Police Force

{2}Manpower availability:{4}
{3}males age 15-49:{4} 23,739,192
{3}males fit for military service:{4} 13,587,780
{3}males reach military age (18) annually:{4} 1,065,410 (1996 est.)

{2}Defense expenditures:{4} exchange rate conversion - $172 million, about 1% of GDP (1992)