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N i g e r i a

Green is for their green land, the white is for peace and unity

__ • __ Life expectancy (compare it to the United States)
47 is the male life expectancy in Nigeria the woman is 48, 77 is the male US life expectance the woman is 81. •Birth rate (compare it to the United States) Nigeria 36.07 births/1,000 population US 13.83 births/1,000 population •Infant mortality rate (compare it to the United States) Nigeria is 94, the US is 6. •Language(s) spoken More than 250 •Monetary Unit Naira

Type of Government (and explain what this means and how it is different from the United States)
Nigeria federal republic US

•Political Leader Goodluck Jonathan

•Religions practiced North and south are different the main religions are Islam and Christianity •Literacy Rate (compare it to the United States)

Nigeria 72% US 99%

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•Economic Summary Nigeria's economy is one of the largest in Africa.Nigeria has great potential for high productivity, diversity, and vitality. Unfortunately, it has been hard by political turmoil, fluctuations in world oil prices, corruption, and poor central planning. Nigeria is one of the world's largest oil producers, but only a minority of the population actually benefits from oil revenue. Many Nigerians have no income or do not earn enough to meet their needs. Unemployment and inflation are high. Agriculture employs about 40 percent of the population. Nigeria is a major producer of peanuts. Other key crops include cotton, cocoa, yams, cassava, sorghum, corn, and rice. Rubber and cocoa are important exports. Petroleum accounts for 95 percent of all export earnings. In addition to oil-related and agriculture-processing industries, Nigeria has textile, cement, steel, chemical, and other industries. The currency is the naira (NGN). •Brief history Nigeria has many ethnic groups and has a rich and diverse history, that dates back to 500bc. The Nok people inhabited the area. Lots of empires had different regions for centuries. The Hause who lived in the north changes to Islam in the 13th century and had a feudal system that became stronger over time. The Fulani built a great empire in the 1800s. In the southwest the Yoruba made the kingdom of Oyo and stretched its influence as far as modern Togo. The Ibo was located in the southeast is still almost isolated. The kingdom of Nri with the Igbo started in the 10th century then it lost its sovereignty to the British in 1911. It’s the oldest kingdom in Nigeria. Spaniard and Portuguees explorers were the first Europeans to begin trade in Nigeria. In the port they named Lagos and Calabar. Nigeria traded slaves, but Britain abolished its slave trade in 1807 and the Napoleonic war followed. It made the West African Squadron that attempted to stop the international traffic in slaves. In 1885 the British Empire made Nigeria a British colony. On October 1st 1960 they got there independents, because of subjugation. 1970 they found oil. That is one of their natural resources. The military ruled for about 33 years from 1966-1999. The one that was in control was General Mohammed Buhari. He banned political parties. In 1985 Major General Ibrahim Babangida overthrew Buhari. He later promised people the rule by 1992. In Nigeria 1993 national elections were held in June. Though it was appeared Chief Moshood Abiola would win, Babangida didn’t want to accept the results. 2003 reelected Obasanjo wasn’t successful for his bid to make it in an amendment. If that did happen the constitution would of allow him to run a third term in April 2007. He agreed to get taken out and chose Umaru Musa Yar’adua as his heir to lead the PDP. Yar’adua won the election which was followed by political violence and they thought that the votes were rigged. In 2010 president Yar’adua died from a long sickness. Vice president Goodluck Jonathan took over. Them declared planes to institute government and energy reforms. To work for peace in the Delta Region and eliminate corruption.

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