Nigeria

Population: 126,635,626

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

Background: Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999 and a peaceful transition to civilian government completed. The new president faces the daunting task of rebuilding a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have...

Currency: naira (NGN, No information)

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