Nigeria

Following nearly sixteen years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999 and a peaceful transition to civilian government completed.

Population: 126,635,626

Religions: Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%

Population (1): 138,283,240

Religions (1): Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%

HIV/AIDS 2003 estimates (1):
Adult prevalence rate: 5.4%
People living with HIV/AIDS: 3.6 million
HIV/AIDS deaths: 310,000

Life expectancy in years (2): 44

Annual per capita GNI U.S. dollars (3): $640.00

Total number of orphans (4): 8,600,000

Education:
Children completing primary school (5): Male – 71%; Female – 75%
Children enrolled in secondary school (6): Male – 37%; Female – 31%

Number of physicians per 100,000 people (7): 28

1) CIA – The World Factbook
(2) (5) (6) Source: State of the World Population 2007
(3) Source: World Bank World Development Indicator Database, 1 July 2007, 2006 estimates
(4) Sources: UNICEF Africa’s OVCs affected by AIDS 2005
(7) WHO Human Resources for Health

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