The Nigeria Report (One page, basic version)
Overview |History
| Geography | Economy |
People | Current Event
Star Player | World
Cup Information | Links | Sources
Overview
History
Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a constitution was adopted
in 1999 and a peaceful transition
to civilian government completed. The new president facedthe 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 foreconomic
growth and political stability.
Geography
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Capital: Abuja
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Other Cities: 36 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Abuja
Federal Capital Territory*, Adamawa, 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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Landforms: southern lowlands merge into central hills
and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north
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Neighbors: Benin 773 km, Cameroon 1,690 km, Chad 87
km, Niger 1,497 km
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Climate: varies; equatorial in south, tropical in
center, arid in north
Economy
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Currency: naira (NGN)
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GDP (per capita): purchasing power parity - $117 billion
(2000 est.)
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Labor force breakdown: 66 million (1999 est.)
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Inflation rate: 6.5% (2000 est.)
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Major exports: crude oil, coal, tin, columbite, palm
oil, peanuts, cotton, rubber, wood, hides and skins, textiles, cement and
other construction materials, food products, footwear
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Other industries: chemicals, fertilizer, printing,
ceramics, steel
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Trading partners: UK 11%, Germany 10%, US 9%, France
8%, China 6%, US 36%, India 9%, Spain 8%, Brazil 6%, France 6%, (1999)
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Debt: $32 billion (2000 est.)
People
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here for information about Nigeria's people, including graphs of religion,
GDP, and ethnic groups.
Star Player: 
Jay-Jay Okacho
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Jersey number: 10
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World Cup Information
Nigeria made the second round in '94 and '98, the two previous editions
it has qualified for. In '94, it lost to Italy in the second round. In
France, it lost to Denmark. Nigeria's overall record is four wins, two
draws and two losses. (source: FIFA
Worldcup)
Speed, athleticism, skill... they are all present in the Nigerian side.
With players like Jay-Jay Okocha, Finidi George, Nwankwo Kanu and Victor
Agali around, the green and white army can be deadly coming forward. But
it can be equally inoffensive. That is Nigeria's problem -- inconsistency.
And it was evident in the qualifying phase, where they started off poorly,
losing to Liberia and Sierra Leone (!) only to get their act together late,
winning their last three games by scoring nine goals and conceding none.
Local coach Amodu Shaibu has to make sure that he can motivate and organize
his troops well before they get lost in the later stages. Look at what
happened in 1998, when they beat Spain and Bulgaria in the group phase
but were then embarrassed by Denmark 4-1 in the second round.
Links
Sources
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