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  2.                                          NIGERIA 
  3.                                          
  4.                                           5N-5O 
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  6.         OFFICIAL NAME:Federal Republic of Nigeria.
  7.         LOCATION:South coast of West Africa, on Gulf of Guinea.
  8.         LAT/LONG:10N/8E
  9.         CONTINENT:Africa.
  10.         ZONES-ITU:46  CQ:35
  11.         TIME:+1 Hr.
  12.         AREA:356,668 Sq.M.  923,770 Sq.Km.
  13.         POPULATION:108,579,764  DENSITY:304/Sq.M.  (118/Sq.Km.)  AAGR:2.93%
  14.         LIFE EXPECTANCY:Men 47  Women 50
  15.         LITERACY RATE:25-30%
  16.         TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:military government since 31 December, 1983.
  17.         CAPITAL:Lagos.
  18.         LANGUAGES:English is official; Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani, and several 
  19.         other languages also widely used.
  20.         RELIGIONS:50% Muslim, 40% Christian, 10% indigenous beliefs.
  21.         CURRENCY:naira.
  22.         GDP:$53.4 billion  ($520 per capita) (1985)  GROWTH RATE:1% (1985 est.)
  23.         INFLATION RATE:5% (1985).
  24.         MAJOR INDUSTRIES:mining-crude oil, natural gas, coal, tin, columbite; 
  25.         processing industries-oil palm, peanuts, cotton, rubber, petroleum, 
  26.         wood, hides, skins; manufacturing industries-textiles, cement, building
  27.         materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, printing, ceramics.
  28.         AGRICULTURE:peanuts, cotton, cocoa, rubber, yams, cassava, sorghum, 
  29.         palm kernels, millet, corn, rice, livestock.
  30.         EXPORTS:oil (97% of total), cocoa, palm products, rubber, timber, tin.  
  31.         ($12.6 billion).
  32.         TELECOMMUNICATIONS:155,000 telephones; 37 AM, 9 FM, 34 TV stations; 
  33.         1 satellite station with Atlantic and Indian Ocean antennas; domestic 
  34.         satellite system with 19 stations.
  35.         NATIONAL HOLIDAY:1 October (Independence Day).
  36.         MISC:Nigeria's Goliath beetle is among the world's largest insects. The
  37.         climate varies from equatorial in the south, tropical in center, to 
  38.         arid in the north. 31% of the land is arable, 23% is meadows and 
  39.         pastures. 54% of the work force is involved with agriculture. Recent 
  40.         droughts in the north are severely affecting marginal agriculture. 
  41.         Nigeria became independent on 1 October, 1960 and a republic on 
  42.         1 October, 1963. Member of UN since 1960. Member of Commonwealth of 
  43.         Nations. Uses metric system.
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  45.         (FOR US OPS-3rd party:no  ROA:no)
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