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Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon |
Size: |
923,768 sq. km.
(just over twice the size of California)
Elevation varies from
sea level to 2,419 meters |
Population: |
135,031,164 (July
2007 est)
* 0-14 years: 42.2%
* 15-64 years: 54.7%
* 65+ years: 3.1%
Median age: 18.7 years
Life expectancy: 47.44 years
HIV / AIDS: 5.4% |
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Muslim 50%
Christian 40%
Indigenous beliefs 10% |
Language: |
English (official)
Hausa
Yoruba
Igbo
(Ibo)
Fulani |
Government: |
Republic |
Capital: |
Abuja |
Independence: |
1 October 1960 (from UK) |
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