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ministry works to prepare specialty ministry teams to go into territories where
no one wants to go, and then to tell the Good News. We carry this message
through preaching and provision care ministries.
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Legend:
Definition
Field
Listing 
Rank
Order
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Background:
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Following nearly 16 years of
military rule, a new constitution
was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful
transition to civilian government
was completed. The president faces
the daunting task of rebuilding a
petroleum-based economy, whose
revenues have been squandered
through corruption and
mismanagement, and
institutionalizing democracy. In
addition, the OBASANJO
administration must defuse
longstanding ethnic and religious
tensions, if it is to build a sound
foundation for economic growth and
political stability. Despite some
irregularities the April 2003
elections marked the first civilian
transfer of power in Nigeria's
history. |
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Location:
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Western Africa, bordering the Gulf
of Guinea, between Benin and
Cameroon |
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Geographic
coordinates:
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10 00 N, 8 00 E |
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Map references:
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Africa |
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Area:
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total: 923,768 sq km
water: 13,000 sq km
land: 910,768 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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slightly more than twice the size of
California |
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Land boundaries:
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total: 4,047 km
border countries: Benin 773
km, Cameroon 1,690 km, Chad 87 km,
Niger 1,497 km |
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Coastline:
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853 km |
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Maritime claims:
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continental shelf: 200-m
depth or to the depth of
exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200
NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Climate:
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varies; equatorial in south,
tropical in center, arid in north |
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Terrain:
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southern lowlands merge into central
hills and plateaus; mountains in
southeast, plains in north |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean
0 m
highest point: Chappal Waddi
2,419 m |
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Natural resources:
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natural gas, petroleum, tin,
columbite, iron ore, coal,
limestone, lead, zinc, arable land |
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Land use:
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arable land: 30.96%
permanent crops: 2.79%
other: 66.25% (1998 est.) |
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Irrigated land:
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2,330 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
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periodic droughts; flooding |
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Environment -
current issues:
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soil degradation; rapid
deforestation; urban air and water
pollution; desertification; oil
pollution - water, air, and soil;
has suffered serious damage from oil
spills; loss of arable land; rapid
urbanization |
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Environment -
international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Desertification,
Endangered Species, Hazardous
Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine
Dumping, Marine Life Conservation,
Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer
Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note:
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the Niger enters the country in the
northwest and flows southward
through tropical rain forests and
swamps to its delta in the Gulf of
Guinea |
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Population:
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133,881,703
note: estimates for this
country explicitly take into account
the effects of excess mortality due
to AIDS; this can result in lower
life expectancy, higher infant
mortality and death rates, lower
population and growth rates, and
changes in the distribution of
population by age and sex than would
otherwise be expected (July 2003
est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 43.6% (male
29,322,774; female 28,990,702)
15-64 years: 53.6% (male
36,513,700; female 35,254,333)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male
1,890,043; female 1,910,151) (2003
est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 18 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 17.9 years (2002) |
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Population growth
rate:
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2.53% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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38.75 births/1,000 population (2003
est.) |
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Death rate:
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13.76 deaths/1,000 population (2003
est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.99
male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female
(2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality
rate:
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total: 71.35 deaths/1,000
live births
female: 68.17 deaths/1,000
live births (2003 est.)
male: 74.44 deaths/1,000 live
births |
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Life expectancy at
birth:
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total population: 51.01 years
male: 50.89 years
female: 51.14 years (2003
est.) |
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Total fertility
rate:
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5.4 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult
prevalence rate:
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5.8% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people
living with HIV/AIDS:
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3.5 million (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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170,000 (2001 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Nigerian(s)
adjective: Nigerian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Nigeria, which is Africa's most
populous country, is composed of
more than 250 ethnic groups; the
following are the most populous and
politically influential: Hausa and
Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo)
18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio
3.5%, Tiv 2.5% |
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Religions:
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Muslim 50%, Christian 40%,
indigenous beliefs 10% |
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Languages:
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English (official), Hausa, Yoruba,
Igbo (Ibo), Fulani |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over
can read and write
total population: 68%
male: 75.7%
female: 60.6% (2003 est.) |
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Country name:
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conventional long form:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
conventional short form:
Nigeria |
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Government type:
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republic transitioning from military
to civilian rule |
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Capital:
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Abuja; note - on 12 December 1991
the capital was officially
transferred from Lagos to Abuja;
most federal government offices have
now made the move to Abuja |
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Administrative
divisions:
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36 states and 1 territory*; Abia,
Abuja Federal Capital Territory*,
Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi,
Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River,
Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu,
Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano,
Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos,
Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun,
Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba,
Yobe, Zamfara |
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Independence:
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1 October 1960 (from UK) |
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National holiday:
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Independence Day (National Day), 1
October (1960) |
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Constitution:
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new constitution adopted May 1999 |
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Legal system:
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based on English common law, Islamic
Shariah law (only in some northern
states), and traditional law |
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Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal |
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Executive branch:
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chief of state: President
Olusegun OBASANJO (since 29 May
1999); note - the president is both
the chief of state and head of
government
head of government: President
Olusegun OBASANJO (since 29 May
1999); note - the president is both
the chief of state and head of
government
cabinet: Federal Executive
Council
elections: president is
elected by popular vote for no more
than two four-year terms; election
last held 19 April 2003 (next to be
held NA 2007)
election results: Olusegun
OBASANJO elected president; percent
of vote - Olusegun OBASANJO (PDP)
61.9%, Muhammadu BUHARI (ANPP)
31.2%, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu OJUKWU (APGA)
3.3%, other 3.6% |
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Legislative branch:
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bicameral National Assembly consists
of Senate (107 seats, three from
each state and one from the Federal
Capital Territory; members elected
by popular vote to serve four-year
terms) and House of Representatives
(346 seats, members elected by
popular vote to serve four-year
terms)
elections: Senate - last held
12 April 2003 (next to be held NA
2007); House of Representatives -
last held 12 April 2003 (next to be
held NA 2007)
election results: Senate -
percent of vote by party - PDP
53.6%, ANPP 27.9%, AD 9.7%; seats by
party - PDP 73, ANPP 28, AD 6; House
of Representatives - percent of vote
by party - PDP 54.5%, ANPP 27.4%, AD
9.3%, other 8.8%; seats by party -
PDP 213, ANPP 95, AD 31, other 7;
note - two constituencies are not
reported |
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Judicial branch:
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Supreme Court (judges appointed by
the President); Federal Court of
Appeal (judges are appointed by the
federal government on the advice of
the Advisory Judicial Committee) |
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Political parties
and leaders:
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Alliance for Democracy or AD [Alhaji
Adamu ABDULKADIR]; All Nigeria
Peoples' Party or ANPP [Don ETIEBET];
All Progressives Grand Alliance or
APGA [Chekwas OKORIE]; National
Democratic Party or NDP [Aliyu Habu
FARI]; Peoples Democratic Party or
PDP [Audu OGBEH]; Peoples Redemption
Party or PRP [Abdulkadir Balarabe
MUSA]; Peoples Salvation Party or
PSP [Lawal MAITURARE]; United
Nigeria Peoples Party or UNPP [Saleh
JAMBO] |
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Political pressure
groups and leaders:
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NA |
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International
organization participation:
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ACP, AfDB, C, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO,
G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF,
IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU,
MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW,
OPEC, PCA, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNITAR,
UNMEE, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP, UNMOT,
UNMOVIC, UNU, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
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Diplomatic
representation in the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador
Jibril AMINU
consulate(s) general: Atlanta
and New York
FAX: [1] (202) 775-1385
telephone: [1] (202) 986-8400
chancery: 1333 16th Street
NW, Washington, DC 20036 |
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Diplomatic
representation from the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador
Howard Franklin JETER
embassy: 7 Mambilla Drive,
Abuja
mailing address: P. O. Box
554, Lagos
telephone: [234] (9)
523-0916/0906/5857/2235/2205
FAX: [234] (9) 523-0353 |
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Flag description:
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three equal vertical bands of green
(hoist side), white, and green |
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Economy - overview:
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The oil-rich Nigerian economy, long
hobbled by political instability,
corruption, and poor macroeconomic
management, is undergoing
substantial reform under the new
civilian administration. Nigeria's
former military rulers failed to
diversify the economy away from
overdependence on the
capital-intensive oil sector, which
provides 20% of GDP, 95% of foreign
exchange earnings, and about 65% of
budgetary revenues. The largely
subsistence agricultural sector has
failed to keep up with rapid
population growth, and Nigeria, once
a large net exporter of food, now
must import food. Following the
signing of an IMF stand-by agreement
in August 2000, Nigeria received a
debt-restructuring deal from the
Paris Club and a $1 billion credit
from the IMF, both contingent on
economic reforms. The agreement was
allowed to expire by the IMF in
November 2001, however, and Nigeria
apparently received much less
multilateral assistance than
expected in 2002. Nonetheless,
increases in foreign oil investment
and oil production kept growth at 3%
in 2002. The government lacks the
strength to implement the
market-oriented reforms urged by the
IMF, such as modernization of the
banking system; to curb inflation by
blocking excessive wage demands; and
to resolve regional disputes over
the distribution of earnings from
the oil industry. When the
uncertainties in the global economy
are added in, estimates of Nigeria's
prospects for 2003 must have a wide
margin of error. |
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GDP:
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purchasing power parity - $113.5
billion (2002 est.) |
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GDP - real growth
rate:
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3% (2002 est.) |
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GDP - per capita:
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purchasing power parity - $875 (2002
est.) |
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GDP - composition
by sector:
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agriculture: 45%
industry: 20%
services: 35% (2002 est.) |
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Population below
poverty line:
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60% (2000 est.) |
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Household income or
consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 40.8% (1996-97) |
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Distribution of
family income - Gini index:
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50.6 (1996-97) |
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Inflation rate
(consumer prices):
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14.2% (2002 est.) |
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Labor force:
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66 million (1999 est.) |
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Labor force - by
occupation:
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agriculture 70%, industry 10%,
services 20% (1999 est.) |
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Unemployment rate:
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28% (1992 est.) |
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Budget:
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revenues: $3.4 billion
expenditures: $3.6 billion,
including capital expenditures of
$NA (2000 est.) |
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Industries:
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crude oil, coal, tin, columbite,
palm oil, peanuts, cotton, rubber,
wood, hides and skins, textiles,
cement and other construction
materials, food products, footwear,
chemicals, fertilizer, printing,
ceramics, steel |
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Industrial
production growth rate:
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0.4% (2002 est.) |
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Electricity -
production:
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15.67 billion kWh (2001) |
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Electricity -
production by source:
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fossil fuel: 61.9%
hydro: 38.1%
other: 0% (2001)
nuclear: 0% |
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Electricity -
consumption:
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14.55 billion kWh (2001) |
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Electricity -
exports:
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20 million kWh (2001) |
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Electricity -
imports:
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0 kWh (2001) |
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Oil - production:
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2.256 million bbl/day (2001 est.) |
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Oil - consumption:
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275,000 bbl/day (2001 est.) |
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Oil - exports:
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NA (2001) |
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Oil - imports:
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NA (2001) |
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Oil - proved
reserves:
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27 billion bbl (January 2002 est.) |
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