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INTRODUCTION
Nigeria has an area of 923,766 square kilometers and an estimated
population 0f 130 million with her
capital in Abuja. The Government operates a 3-tier structure:
The Federal Government The State Government The Local
Government The official
language is
English. The main indigenous languages are: Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. The
main religions are: Christianity, Islam and Traditional.
The major
industrial complexes are:
Refineries
& Petrochemicals-Kaduna, Warri Port Harcourt and Eleme. Iron and
Steel- Ajaokuta, Warri Oshogbo, Katsina, Jos Fertilizer-
Port-Harcourt, Onne, Kaduna, Minna, Kano Liquefied Natural Gas- Bonny
Aluminum Smether- Ikot Abasi, Port-Harcourt.
Main Seaports- Lagos (Apapa, Tin-can Island), Warri, Port-Harcourt, Onne deep
sea and Hub-port Calabar- EPZ
Main Airports-
Lagos, Kano, Port-Harcourt, Abuja, Enugu,
Kaduna, Maiduguri, Ilorin, Jos, Owerri, Calabar, Yola, Sokoto.
Electrical energy is
supplied by:- Hydro -electric
stations in Kanji, Jebba and Shiroro.
Thermal
and gas stations
in Egbin (Lagos),
Ughelli, Afam, Sapele (Delta state).
The currency is
the Naira (N1.00 is equivalent to 100 kobo).
Nigeria
is situated between longitudes 3o
and 4o and latitudes 4o and 14o. It
shares borders
with Niger, Tchad, Republic of Benin, Cameroon and the Atlantic Ocean.
Land
is in abundance in Nigeria for agricultural and commercial. There
are two
basic seasons in Nigeria: the wet
season, which lasts from April to October, and the dry season, which
lasts from November till March. February-March is the hottest period
of the year when temperature ranges from 33oC to 38oC. There are two
broad vegetation types: forest and savannah. Major grains, grasses, tubers,
vegetable and cotton are produced in
the savannah, while the rain forest
supports timber production and forest development, production of
cassava, fruit trees like citrus, oil palm, cocoa, and rubber.
Nigeria is endowed with significant agricultural, mineral,
marine, forest resources and diverse food and cash crop production.
Examples of the food crops
are: cassava, maize, rice, yam, various beans and legumes, Soya,
sorghum, ginger, onion, tomatoes, melons and vegetables. The main cash
crops are cocoa, cotton, groundnut,
oil palm and tuber. Oil
and gas are the most important
minerals. They are exploited and produced in the Niger delta basin and
offshore continental shelf and in the deep sea of the territorial
water. Some of the non-oil minerals that have been identified and
evaluated are: coal, iron-ore, gypsum, Kaolin, phosphate, limestone,
marble, columbite, barite and gold.
Environment-
International Agreements: Party to: Biodiversity Climate change
Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Waste, Law of the sea,
Marine dumping, Marine life conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone
layer Protection, Wetlands. The Niger enters the country in the
northwest and flows southward through tropical rain forests and swamps
to its delta in the Gulf of Guinea.
People
Population:
133, 881, 703 Age structure;
0-14 years:
43.6% (Male 29, 322,774; Female 28,990,702 ) 15-64
years; 53.6% (Male 36, 513,700; Female
35,254,333) 65 years and above:
(Male 1,890,043; Female 1,910,151)
Median Age:
Total: 18 Years Male:
18.1 Female: 17.9 years 2002 Population
Growth Rate: 2.53% (2003 est.)
Nationality:
Noun: Nigerian(s) Adjective: Nigerian
Languages:
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
Government
Country Name:
Conventional long form: Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Conventional short form: Nigeria.
Capital
Abuja: note- on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially
transferred from Lagos to Abuja; most Federal government offices have
now been made to move to Abuja.
Administrative
Divisions: 36 states and 1
territory*; Abia, Abuja Federal Capital Territory*; Adamawa,
Akwa-Ibom, Anambara, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta,
Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina,
Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo,
Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara.
Independence:
1 October 1960 (from UK).
Structure:
Government operates a 3-tier structure The Federal The State The Local
Government
Legal
System: Based on the English
Common Law, Islamic Sharia law (only in Some Northern State), and
Traditional Law Suffrage;
18 years of age; universal
Executive
Branch:
Head of State:
President Olusegun Obasanjo (Since 29 May 1999); note - the president
is both the chief of state and head of government. Cabinet:
Federal Executive Council.
Legislature
Branch:
Bicameral National Assembly consists of Senate (107 seats, three from
each state and one from the Federal Capital Territory; members elected
by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and House of Representatives
(346 seats members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
ECONOMY
GDP-real growth rate;
35 (2002 est.) GDP-
composition by sector: Agriculture:
45% Industry: 20% Services: 35% (2002 est.)
Industries:
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
Electricity-Production:
15.67 Billion kWh (2001) Electricity
-Production By Source: Fossil Fuel:
61.9% Hydro: 38.1% Other:0% Nuclear:0%
Electricity Consumption:
14.55 billion Kwh (2001 est.) Electricity Exports: 20 million kWh
(2001) Electricity
Import: OkWh (2001 est.)
Oil -Production:
2.256 Million bb/day (2001 est.)
Oil Consumption:
275,000 bb/day (2001 est.) Oil
Proved reserves: 27 Billion bb)
January 2002 est.) Natural
Gas Proved Resources 4.007 Trillion cu
m (January 2002 est.)
Agriculture
Products: Cocoa, Peanuts, Palm
Oil, Corn Rice, Sorghum, Millet, Cassava (tapioca), Yams, Rubber,
Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Timber, Fish.
Exports:
$17.3 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
Exports-Commodities:
Petroleum and Petroleum products 95% Cocoa, Rubber
Exports- Partners
US 47.7% Spain 10.0% India 7.7% France 6.15 Brazil (2001) Imports:
$13.6 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.) Imports-Commodities: Machinery,
chemicals, transport equipment, manufacturers goods, food and live
animals. Imports-
Partners: UK 8.8% US 8.6% Germany 7.9%
France 6.8%, China (2001) Currency Naira (NGN)
COMMUNICATIONS
Telephone- Main Lines in Use: 724790 (2003 est.) Telephone-Mobile
Cellular (GSM): 2.05 million Internet Country Code: .n
TRANSPORTATION Railways: Total
3,557 km Narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-mgauge Standard gauge: 52 km
1.435-m gauge 2002
Highways Total: 193,200 km Paved: 59,892 km
(including 1,194 km of expressways) Unpaved: 133,308km (2001 est.).
Waterways: 8,575km Note: consisting of the Niger and Benue rivers and
smaller rivers and creeks.
Pipeline: Crude oil 2,042 km; petroleum products
3,000km; natural gas 500
km
Ports
and Harbours:
Calabar, Lagos, Onne, Port Harcourt, Sapele, Warri
Airports:
70 (2002) Airports-
with Paved Runways: Total :36
over 3,047m:7 2,438
to 3,047m:10 914 to 1,523m:6 under 914m:3 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437m:10 Airports -with Unpaved
Runways: Total:34 1,524 to 2,437m:3
914 to 1,523m:13 under 914m:18 (2002)cam
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