NIGERIA

Population: 126,635,626

Age structure: 0-14 years: 43.71%

15-64 years: 53.47%

65 years and over: 2.82% (2001 est.)

Birth rate: 39.69 births / 1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate: 13.91 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 5.06% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 2.7 million (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 250,000 (1999 est.)

Ethnic groups: Nigeria, which is Africa's most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the following are the most populous and politically influential
* Hausa and Fulani 29% * Yoruba 21% * Igbo (Ibo) 18% * Ijaw 10%
* Kanuri 4% * Ibibio 3.5% * Tiv 2.5%

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

Languages: * English (official) * Hausa * Yoruba * Igbo (Ibo) * Fulani

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population:
* 57.1% male * 67.3% female * 47.3% (1995 est.)

Population below poverty line: 45% (2000 est.)

Currency: Naira (NGN)

Type of Government: Republic