Nigeria Country Profile Information: Access “CIA Factbook” using the link from the class webpage. Use the scroll down menu entitled “Select a Country or Location” and click on Nigeria (countries are listed in alphabetical order). Click on the tabs for the categories indicated below and fill in the information indicated:
Introduction:
What European country controlled Nigeria throughout much of the 19th and into the 20th century?
When did Nigeria gain its independence?
What transition in Nigeria’s government occurred in 1990?
What challenges does Nigeria’s government currently face?
What did the elections of April 2007 mark?
Geography:: Nigeria
Size (area in square kilometers):
Size (world rank):
Climate:
Terrain:
Natural Resources (list first 3):
Current Environmental Issues (summarize):
People and Society:: Nigeria
List the three major ethnic groups and indicate what percentage of the population each accounts for:
Identify the major language spoken:
Indicate the most practiced religion and what percentage of the people identify as belonging to it:
Identify the most current population estimate for the country:
Where does the country rank in terms of population compared to the rest of the world?
What is the median age?
What is the net migration rate?
What percentage of the population lives in urban areas?
What is the life expectancy at birth?
Where does the country rank in terms of life expectancy in comparison to the rest of the world?
What is the country’s literacy rate?
Government:: Nigeria
Government type:
Capital:
Suffrage:
Economy:: Nigeria
Read the “overview” section and respond to questions 1-4. Use the rest of the information under “Economy” to complete the rest of the section:
1. List four major problems that have historically undermined Nigeria’s economic
progress.
2. Where does the majority of Nigeria’s revenue come from?
3. Why did Nigeria’s GDP grow between 2007 and 2011?
4. What issues continue to impede or slow economic growth?
GDP:
Where does Iran rank in comparison to the rest of the world for GDP?
GDP per capita:
Where does Iran rank in comparison to the rest of the world for GDP per capita?
Labor Force by occupation:
Agriculture –
Industry –
Services –
Unemployment Rate:
Population Below Poverty Line:
Export Commodities (list top 3):
Export Partners:
Import Partners (list top 3) :
Communications:: Nigeria
Where does Nigeria rank in the world for:
(Telephones) Mobile Cellular Usage -
Internet Users –
Military:: Nigeria
What percentage of Iran’s GDP do military expenditures account for?
Where does Nigeria rank in the world for military expenditures?
Transnational Issues:: Nigeria
What country has Nigeria taken refugees from?
What have IDP’s (internally displaced persons) resulted from?