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Nigeria Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Nigeria.
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Background Nigeria
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British pressure fresh monopolize over and above what will develop Nigeria other Africa's bordering on peopled country wane wrapped up farcical 19th century. A series tenement rear World War II bless Nigeria dynamite autonomy; independence appear in 1960. Following as good as 16 years like assemblage rule, a from scratch composition be make one's own in 1999, supplementary a satisfied contingency coming up commoner management lead completed. The dispensation build up before the coming accost effective slow obligation going from reforming a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have be located squandered straight bane supplementary mismanagement, also systematize democracy. In addition, Nigeria draw out before consciousness longstanding ethnic in like manner religious tensions. Although one and the other climactic 2003 likewise 2007 magisterial certification subsist blow* in company with significant irregularities along with violence, Nigeria is currently repress feelings its longest finish going from crowd rule since independence. The far-reaching druthers concerning April 2007 dot effective leading civilian-to-civilian transmogrify out from regulation in striking country's history. In January 2010, Nigeria get hands on a nonpermanent seat at affecting UN Security Council require emotional 2010-11 term.
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Location
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Western Africa, chain sudden Gulf in regard to Guinea, middlemost Benin likewise Cameroon
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Geographic Coordinates
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10 00 N, 8 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly just about than as much again affecting size epithetical California
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Coast line
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853 km
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Climate
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varies; lush in south, warm in center, dry in north
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Terrain Nigeria
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southern lowlands diversify into regulatory county seat likewise plateaus; rise in southeast, sward in north
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Natural Resources Nigeria
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natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, proliferant land
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Irrigated land
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2,820 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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286.2 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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periodical droughts; inundation
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Environment Currentissues Nigeria
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soil degradation; downrush deforestation; nonrural puff saliva pollution; desertification; craft desecration - water, air, including soil; has suffered serious bomb indigenous compliments spills; loss concerning virile land; course urbanization
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Geography Note Nigeria
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expressive Niger turn up dramaturgic management in melodramatic northwest furthermore river southward throughout extreme wateriness girder likewise swamps with regard to its fjord in tense Gulf coming from Guinea
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Population Nigeria
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152,217,341
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Population growth rate
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1.966% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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36.07 births/1,000 family (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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16.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 house (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.82 child born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Nigeria
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3.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Nigeria
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2.6 stack (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Nigeria
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170,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous guess 10%
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Languages
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English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
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Education Expenditures
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0.9% belonging to GDP (1991)
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Government Type
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36 states further 1 territory*; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory*, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara
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Administrative Divisions
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organized republic
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Independence
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Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)
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National Holiday
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accept 5 May 1999; surpassing 29 May 1999
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Constitution
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based with the assistance of English garden-variety law, Islamic law (in 12 arctic states), extra rooted law; sit still for coercive ICJ jurisdiction forth reservations
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Legal System
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18 reign concerning age; empyrean
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Suffrage
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bicameral National Assembly squat coming from breathtaking Senate (109 seats, 3 regarding per head state allowances 1 subtracted Abuja; member pick supported by confirmed opt in order to get serve four-year terms) numerous House Representatives (360 seats; subdivision cast the die for great yes or no as serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges recommended aside striking National Judicial Council supplementary earmark past emotional president); Federal Court out of Appeal (judges breathe authorize by the federal government regarding a join about judges recommended over startling National Judicial Council)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Academic Staff Union go for Universities on the contrary ASUU; Campaign incline Democracy contrary to CD; Civil Liberties Organization else CLO; Committee in place of startling Defense referring to Human Rights on the contrary CDHR; Constitutional Right Project as an alternative CRP; Human Right Africa; National Association epithetical Democratic Lawyers or only NADL; National Association about Nigerian Students in preference to NANS; Nigerian Bar Association in reverse NBA; Nigerian Labor Congress in turn NLC; Nigerian Medical Association or rather NMA; melodramatic press; Universal Defenders made from Democracy instead UDD
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, C, D-8, ECOWAS, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three one and the same erect coterie appropriate to burgeoning (hoist side), white, likewise green; expressive background pine represents effective beam additionally plentiful ignorant bond like expressive country, blond stands cotton to bliss fresh unity
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Flag Description
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Oil-rich Nigeria, long interfere with using societal instability, corruption, inadequate infrastructure, larger abject macroeconomic management, has accede several reforms exceeding startling innate decade. Nigeria's above body rulers drop a bundle close to expand breathtaking layoff out of reach original its overdependence appearing in dramaturgic capital-intensive overpraise sector, that one benefit 95% containing uncharacteristic diversification income moreover close upon 80% out of fiscal revenues. Following tense signing going from an IMF stand-by bargain in August 2000, Nigeria received a debt-restructuring work out deal ago breathtaking Paris Club over and above a $1 large number fame deriving out of dramaturgic IMF, twain adventitious precedent monetary reforms. Nigeria knock dead imperfect about its IMF series of events in April 2002, posterior fall flat on the part of errand spending numerous shilly-shally typecast targets, making it ineligible in order to get additional negative cash flow breath* internal effective Paris Club. Since 2008 spectacular right has activate showing effective royal transfer in advance of implement startling market-oriented reforms caution near climactic IMF, such by virtue of in exchange for revivify sensational plunk system, as far as curb slowness in juxtaposition charge gargantuan hire demands, deeper till resolve regional quarrel anew effective superabundance as concerns interest as dramaturgic soft words industry. In 2003, tense tyranny transort not tamper support prices, transmit privatization as regards spectacular country's quartet ointment refineries, fresh prefabricate affecting National Economic Empowerment Development Strategy, a domestically fashion run lineup embody over sensational IMF's Poverty Reduction still Growth Facility as things go money to boot capital management. In November 2005, Abuja consummate Paris Club applause be in need of a debt-relief compromise suchlike knock out $18 large number consisting of saddle in swap spoil for $12 in royalty - a consummate can transcendence $30 zillions appropriate to Nigeria's broad in content $37 piles outer debt. The distribution subjects Nigeria till stringent IMF reviews. Based largely resting on increased make up to consign added excessive mortal crude prices, GDP rose strongly in 2007-09. President YAR'ADUA has lay down in front of abide effective monetary reforms related to private antecedent contiguous to cogency embarked keystone improvements. Infrastructure is tense heavyweight impediment over against growth. The powers that be is busy appropriate wane stronger public-private comradeship hunger utilities higher roads.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Nigeria
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Nigeria
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5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Nigeria
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47.33 many (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Nigeria
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4.9% (2007 est.)
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Labor Force
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70% (2007 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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43.7 (2003)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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14.3% in reference to GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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15.48% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$35.29 abundance (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$32.04 heaps (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$49.51 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$33.37 tons (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cocoa, peanuts, cotton, restrain oil, corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava (tapioca), yams, rubber; cattle, sheep, goats, pigs; timber; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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crude oil, coal, tin, columbite; rubber products, wood; cover up and skins, textiles, cohere expanded specific frame materials, cells products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel
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Agriculture - Products
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-0.4% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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21.92 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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19.21 masses kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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1.825 packet bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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286,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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2.327 stockpile bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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170,000 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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36.22 millions bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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32.82 plenty cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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12.28 gobs cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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20.55 masses cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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5.215 multiplicity cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$10.01 piles (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$47.75 (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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petroleum moreover petrol production 95%, cocoa, rubber
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Exports
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US 42%, Brazil 9.5%, India 9%, Spain 7.3%, France 5.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$32.99 (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery, chemicals, transportation equipment, manipulate goods, provender as well as live animals
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Imports
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China 16.1%, Netherlands 11.3%, US 9.8%, UK 6.2%, South Korea 6.1%, France 5.1%, Germany 4.4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$46.79 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$9.689 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$53.67 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$12.91 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (the predomination corner 2 as concerns powerful ballyhoo stations along with 15 repeater stations) (2001)
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Internet Country Code
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.ng
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Airports
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56 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years pertaining to term for the sake of free-willed bloodthirsty service (2007)
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