Nigeria
Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999 and a peaceful transition to civilian government
completed.
Population: 126,635,626
Location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Climate: varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Religions: Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
Economy: The oil-rich Nigerian economy is undergoing substantial economic reform under the new civilian administration. Nigeria’s economy suffered from over dependence on the capital-intensive oil sector, which provides 20% of GDP, 95% of foreign exchange earnings, and about 65% of budgetary revenues. Nigeria, once a large net exporter of food, now must import food.
HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS Information): Estimated Adults with HIV, end of 2001 – 3,500,000 (six percent) Estimated number of orphans under age 15 at the end of 2001 – 1,000,000.*
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ROS serving in Jos, Nigeria
Jackie and Paul Anderson
Dianne and Lee Johnson
Tom Maggio
Melanie Martin
Julie and David Pederson
Judy Stokes
Lee Zara