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Political Information
Type of Government: Federal Republic
Head of State and Government: Olusegun Obasanjo
Capital: Abuja
Major Political Parties: People’s Democratic Party (Centrist), All Nigeria Peoples Party (Conservative), Alliance for Democracy (Progressive)

Demographics
Population: 145,646,000 (2005 est.)
Major Religions (estimates): Muslim (50%), Christian (40%), Indigenous Beliefs/ Unaffiliated (10%)
Languages: English (Official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, Others

Economic Information
GDP-Purchasing Power Parity (2005 est.): 132.1 Billion USD
GDP-Real Growth Rate (2006 est.): 7%
GDP- Per Capita (2005 est.): 1400 USD
Population below poverty line: 60%
Unemployment Rate: 2.9% NA
Oil-production (2006 est.): 2.35 million bbl/day
Oil-consumption (2003 est.): 310,000 bbl/day
Oil-proven reserves: 35 billion barrels
Currency: Naira
Exchange Rate: 128 Naira=1 US Dollar (2005)

Military Information

Active Duty Personnel in the three Armed Services numbers 76,000

Nigerian Army-60,000
Nigerian Navy-7,000
Nigerian Air Force-9,000

Military Manpower Availability – males age 15-49: 35,617,638 (2006 est.)
Military Expenditures-dollar budget: 469.8 Million USD (2003 est.)

Nigerian News Now

This morning, the Alliance for Democracy annnounced that its candidate for the 2007 Presidential Elections is Obafemi Awolowo. He will be running on a platform of increased political transparency, less corruption and a more diversified economy.

Meanwhile, in the Niger Delta the violence continues as several raids by rebel groups attacked oil wells, but were driven off by increased security. The NDPFV has promised to kidnap more foreign oil workers, if "the needs of the people, not international corporations" are not met. President Obasanjo has promised to "crackdown" on the rebel groups and assures the world that oil production will be kept up. World oil prices continue to fluctuate as news from the Niger Delta comes in, since over 2 million barrels come out of the area every day.

the United States congratulates the Alliance for Democracy for their determination to create a peaceful and strong democratic Nigeria