Some Facts about Nigeria

Nigeria – Some Facts

• One fifth of Africans live in Nigeria.
• It has 250 ethnic groups speaking over 350 languages or dialects.
• Nigeria is the 13^th largest oil producer in the world.
• Of 135 million Nigerians, 75% live in poverty.
• One in twenty are living with HIV/AIDs.
• More than 7 million children (mostly girls) do not go to Primary School.
• The health system is rated as one of the poorest in the world.
• Half the population depend on agriculture for its living.
• Nigeria has one of the fastest rates of urbanisation – 53% - in the world.
• Lagos will be the largest city in the world by 2015.

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