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Official name:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
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    General Information
    Region    Western Africa
    Population (000, 2020)   206 140
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   226.3
    Capital city    Abuja
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   3 095.1b,c
    UN membership date    07-Oct-60
    Surface area (km2)   923 768a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   102.8
    National currency    Naira (NGN)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   307c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)363 360494 583421 821d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)82.71.9d
    GDP per capita (current US$)2 292.42 730.42 153.5d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)23.920.921.4d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)25.320.426d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)44.150.250.7d
    Employment in agriculturei (% of employed)41.436.934.7
    Employment in industryi (% of employed)10.312.212.2
    Employment in servicesi (% employed)48.450.953.1
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)3.84.38
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)55.3 / 64.548.8 / 58.947.6 / 57.8
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexj (2010=100)100159268c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)105120119k
    International trade: exports (million current US$)86 56850 108i79 964i,c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)44 23534 912i72 765i,c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)42 33315 196i7 199i,c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)13 111- 15 4395 334d
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratel (average annual %)2.62.72.6
    Urban population (% of total population)43.547.851.2c
    Urban population growth ratel (average annual %)4.84.6...
    Fertility rate, totall (live births per woman)5.95.75.4
    Life expectancy at birthl (females/males, years)50.5 / 49.052.8 / 51.255.1 / 53.3
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)44.0 / 4.544.1 / 4.543.5 / 4.5
    International migrant stockm,n (000/% of total pop.)988.7 / 0.61 199.1 / 0.71 256.4 / 0.6c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)10.6o1 510.22 211.1c
    Infant mortality ratel (per 1 000 live births)89.37562.1
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)3.33.63.8a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)0.4p0.4q0.4d
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)81.0 / 89.1i89.4 / 90.8r82.2 / 87.2k
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)41.2 / 47.244.7 / 48.839.8 / 44.1k
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)8.1 / 11.08.3 / 12.0s... / ...
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)......34.5k
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)76.73.4t
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)11.5i36u42u,a
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.1v......
    Threatened species (number)297333380
    Forested areai (% of land area)9.97.77.7a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)55.4 / 0.382.6 / 0.586.0 / 0.4a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)10 59110 67710 402a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)343334a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)1 5551 2551 889k
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)80.480.480.4c
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)24.1 / 14.024.5 / 15.224.6 / 15.7a
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)27.4 / 24.629.0 / 24.129.5 / 23.9a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)0.60.510.87d
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