Statistical information Nigeria 1993

Nigeria in the World
top of pageBackground: Nigeria has been ruled by the military since 1983.
top of pageLocation: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Benin and Cameroon
Geographic coordinatesMap reference:
Africa, Standard Time Zones of the WorldAreaTotal: 923,770 km²
Land: 910,770 km²
Land boundaries: total 4,047 km, Benin 773 km, Cameroon 1,690 km, Chad 87 km, Niger 1,497 km
Coastline: 853 km
Continental shelf: 200 m depth or to depth of exploitation
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 30 nm
Maritime claimsClimate: varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Terrain: southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north
ElevationNatural resources: petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, natural gas
Land useArable land: 31%
Permanent crops: 3%
Meadows and pastures: 23%
Other: 28%
Irrigated land: 8,650 km² (1989 est.)
Major riversMajor watersheds area km²Total water withdrawalTotal renewable water resourcesNatural hazardsGeographytop of pagePopulation: 95,060,430 (July 1993 est.)
Growth rate: 3.13% (1993 est.)
NationalityNoun: Nigerian(s)
Adjective: Nigerian north: Hausa and Fulani southwest: Yoruba southeast: Ibos
Ethnic groupsLanguages: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani
Religions: Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
Demographic profileAge structureDependency ratiosMedian agePopulation growth rate: 3.13% (1993 est.)
Birth rate: 43.8 births/1000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate: 12.85 deaths/1000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.37 migrant(s)/1000 population (1993 est.)
Population distributionUrbanizationMajor urban areasEnvironmentCurrent issues: recent droughts in north severely affecting marginal agricultural activities; desertification; soil degradation, rapid deforestation
Air pollutantsSex ratioMothers mean age at first birthMaternal mortality ratioInfant mortality rate: 77.3 deaths/1000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birthTotal population: 54.7 years
Male: 53.54 years
Female: 55.88 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.43 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rateDrinking water sourceCurrent health expenditurePhysicians densityHospital bed densitySanitation facility accessHiv/AidsMajor infectious diseasesObesity adult prevalence rateAlcohol consumptionTobacco useChildren under the age of 5 years underweightEducation expendituresLiteracy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Total population: 51%
Male: 62%
Female: 40%
By occupation:agriculture 54%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 15%
49% of population of working age (1985)
School life expectancy primary to tertiary educationYouth unemploymenttop of pageCountry nameConventional long form: Federal Republic of Nigeria
Conventional short form: Nigeria
Government type: military government since 31 December 1983; plans to turn over power to elected civilians in August 1993
Capital: Abuja
Administrative divisions:
30 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Abuja Capital
Territory*, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Cross River,
Delta, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara,
Lagos, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe
Dependent areasIndependence: 1 October 1960 (from UK)
National holiday: Independence Day, 1 October (1960)
Constitution: 1 October 1979, amended 9 February 1984, revised 1989
Legal system: based on English common law, Islamic law, and tribal law
International law organization participationCitizenshipSuffrage: 21 years of age; universal
Executive branch: president, vice-president, cabinet
Legislative branchJudicial branch: Supreme Court, Federal Court of Appeal
Political parties and leadersInternational organization participation:
ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77,
GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMO, IMF, INMARSAT,
INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, LORCS, MINURSO, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPEC, PCA,
UN, UNAVEM, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNPROFOR, UPU, WCL, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representationIn the us chief of mission: Ambassador Zubair Mahmud KAZAURE
In the us chancery: 2,201 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20,037
In the us telephone: (202) 822-1500
In the us consulate general: New York
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador William L. SWING
From the us embassy: 2 Eleke Crescent, Lagos
From the us mailing address: P. O. Box 554, Lagos
From the us telephone: 234 (1) 610,097
From the us fax: 234 (1) 610,257 branch office: Abuja
From the us consulate general: Kaduna
Flag description
: three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green
National symbolsNational anthemNational heritagetop of pageEconomy overview: Although Nigeria is Africa's leading oil-producing country, it remains poor with a $300 per capita GDP. In 1991-92 massive government spending, much of it to help ensure a smooth transition to civilian rule, ballooned the budget deficit and caused inflation and interest rates to rise. The lack of fiscal discipline forced the IMF to declare Nigeria not in compliance with an 18-month standby facility started in January 1991. Lagos has set ambitious targets for expanding oil production capacity and is offering foreign companies more attractive investment incentives. Government efforts to reduce Nigeria's dependence on oil exports and to sustain noninflationary growth, however, have fallen short because of inadequate new investment funds and endemic corruption. Living standards remain below the level of the early 1980s oil boom.
Real gdp purchasing power parityReal gdp growth rateReal gdp per capita: $300 (1992 est.)
Gross national savingGdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end useGdp composition by sector of originAgriculture products: accounts for 32% of GDP and half of labor force; inefficient small-scale farming dominates; once a large net exporter of food and now an importer; cash crops - cocoa, peanuts, palm oil, rubber; food crops - corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava, yams; livestock - cattle, sheep, goats, pigs; fishing and forestry resources extensively exploited
Industries: crude oil and mining - coal, tin, columbite; primary processing industries - palm oil, peanut, cotton, rubber, wood, hides and skins; manufacturing industries - textiles, cement, building materials, food products, footwear, chemical, printing, ceramics, steel
Industrial production growth rate: growth rate 5.5% (1991; accounts for 8.5% of GDP
Labor forceUnemployment rate: 28% (1992 est.)
Youth unemploymentPopulation below poverty lineGini indexHousehold income or consumption by percentage shareDistribution of family income gini indexBudget: revenues $9 billion; expenditures $10.8 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1992 est.)
Taxes and other revenuesPublic debtRevenueFiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate consumer pricesCentral bank discount rateCommercial bank prime lending rateStock of narrow moneyStock of broad moneyStock of domestic creditMarket value of publicly traded sharesCurrent account balanceExports: $12.7 billion (f.o.b., 1991)
Commodoties: oil 95%, cocoa, rubber
Partners: EC countries 43%, US 41%
Imports: $7.8 billion (c.i.f., 1991)
Commodoties: consumer goods, capital equipment, chemicals, raw materials
Partners: EC countries 70%, US 16%
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldDebt externalStock of direct foreign investment at homeStock of direct foreign investment abroadExchange rates: naira (N) per US$1 - 19.661 (December 1992), 17.298 (1992), 9.909 (1991), 8.038 (1990), 7.3647 (1989), 4.5370 (1988), 4.0160 (1987)
top of pageElectricityProduction: 4,740,000 kW capacity; 8,300 million kWh produced, 70 kWh per capita (1991)
CoalPetroleumCrude oilRefined petroleumNatural gasCarbon dioxide emissionsEnergy consumption per capitatop of pageTelephonesTelephone systemBroadcast mediaInternetBroadband fixed subscriptionstop of pageMilitary expendituresPercent of gdp:exchange rate conversion - $172 million, about 1% of
GDP (1992)
Military and security forcesMilitary service age and obligationSpace programTerrorist groupstop of pageNational air transport systemCivil aircraft registration country code prefixAirports: 76
Usable: 63
With permanentsurface runways: 34
With runways over 3659 m: 1
With runways 2440-3659 m: 15
With runways 1220-2439 m: 23
HeliportsPipelines: crude oil 2,042 km; natural gas 500 km; petroleum products 3,000 km
RailwaysRoadwaysWaterways: 8,575 km consisting of Niger and Benue Rivers and smaller rivers and creeks
Merchant marine:
28 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 418,046 GRT/664,949
DWT; includes 17 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off, 7 oil tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 1 bulk
Ports and terminalsNigeria - Transnational issues 1993
top of pageDisputes international:
demarcation of international boundaries in Lake
Chad, the lack of which has led to border incidents in the past, is completed and awaiting ratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria; boundary commission, created with Cameroon to discuss unresolved land and maritime boundaries, has not yet convened
Refugees and internally displaced personsIllicit drugs:
passenger and cargo air hub for West Africa facilitates
Nigeria's position as a major transit country for heroin en route from
Southeast and Southwest Asia via Africa to Western Europe and North America; increasingly a transit route for cocaine from South America intended for West
European and North American markets (some of that cocaine is also consumed in
Nigeria)