GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $247.1 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $414.5 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $2,600 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Abuja
Population (Estimated July 2012): 170,123,740
Area: 923,768km2 or 356,669mi2
Currency: Nigerian naira (₦)
Official Language: English
Political Information: Federal Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 50% of the population are Muslim, 40% are Christian and 10% have indigenous beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Maisajeh Hill (mountain) at 1,593m or 5,226ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +1:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 36 states and 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
Leaders: President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Mohammed Namadi SAMBO
Additional: Gained independence from the U.K. on the 1st of October 1960.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Commonwealth Member since the 1st of October 1960 (with a four year suspension ending in 1999).
