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NIGERIA
Country (long form) Federal Republic of Nigeria
Capital Abuja
Total Area 356,668.82 sq mi
923,768.00 sq km
Population 123,337,822 (July 2000 est.)
Languages English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo
(Ibo), Fulani
Religions Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs
10%
Government Type transitional republic
Currency 1 naira (N) = 100 kobo
Labor Force (by occupation) agriculture 54%, industry
6%, services 40% (1999 est.)
Industry 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
Agriculture cocoa, peanuts, palm oil, corn, rice,
sorghum, millet, cassava (tapioca), yams, rubber; cattle, sheep,
goats, pigs; timber; fish
Exports petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa,
rubber
Natural Resources petroleum, tin, columbite, iron
ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, natural gas, hydropower, arable
land
Visa Required (U.S. only) Yes 2001
(united states government sources. all information
was accurate at time of posting)
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