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Country name:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between
Benin and Cameroon
Climate: varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in
north
Population:
123,337, 822
Ethnic groups:
more than 250 ethnic groups; the most populous and politically influential: Hausa and Fulani
29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio
3.5%, Tiv 2.5%
Nationality:
Nigerian
Religions: Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
Languages: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:57.1%
male:67.3% female: 47.3% (1995 est.)
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