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  1. Date of Independence: October 1, 1960 (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: 1979
  3. Population: 113,828,587 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 356,669 sq. mi. 
  5. Capital: Abuja
  6. Form of Government: republic in transition from military system
  7. Natural Resources: petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, natural gas
  8. Main Industries: petroleum processing, coal mining, palm oil processing, peanuts, cotton, rubber, textiles, cement and other construction materials, shoes, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel production, food processing, fishing
  9. Agriculture: cocoa beans, peanuts, palm oil, rubber, corn, rice, sorghum (grain), millet (grain), cassava (edible root), yams, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, timber
  10. Currency: naira
  11. GDP: $106.2 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $960 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo
  14. Religions: Islam, Christianity, traditional African belief systems
  15. Literacy Rate: 57%
  16. Life Expectancy:    53 years (male)
  17.                 54 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 42 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 13 deaths per 1,000 population