Life expectancy at birth: total population: 54.34 years male: 53.06 years female: 55.65 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.24 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality: noun: Nigerian(s) adjective: Nigerian
Ethnic divisions: non-Africans 27,000
north: Hausa and Fulani
note: Hausa and Fulani, Yoruba, and Ibos together make up 65% of
population
southwest: Yoruba
southeast: Ibos
Religions: Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
Languages: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population: 57.1%
male: 67.3%
female: 47.3%
Government —————
Name of country:
conventional long form: Federal Republic of Nigeria
conventional short form: Nigeria
Data code: NI