Nation: Nigeria
Continent: Africa
Size: 923,768 sq km
Comparative Size: about six times the size of Georgia; slightly more than twice the size of California
Population: 190,632,261
Population Growth Rate: 2.43%
Life Expectancy at Birth: 53.8 years
Type of Government: Federal presidential republic
GDP (per capita): $5,900
Unemployment Rate: 13.4%
Inflation Rate: 16.3%
Agricultural Products: cocoa, peanuts, cotton, palm oil, corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava (manioc, tapioca), yams, rubber; cattle, sheep, goats, pigs; timber; fish
Major Industries: crude oil, coal, tin, columbite; rubber products, wood; hides and skins, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel
Exports: petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber