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Nigeria is located in Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, bordering Benin, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
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population: 138.3 million, the 9th most populated country in the world. Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation; 1 in 7 Africans lives in Nigeria.
size: 356,669 square miles.
health: The average Nigerian lives only 47.8 years, due to the 3.6 million Nigerians infected with HIV/AIDS. Nigeria is tied with South Africa with having most children infected with HIV: 240,000. 930,000 Nigerian children have been orphaned due to AIDS. The infant mortality rate is 9.3%, the 13th highest in the world. Nigeria also has the 7th highest rate of death due to malaria in the world. 52% of Nigerians do not have access to clean water.
economy: 70.8% of the population lives on less than $1 a day, the third poorest population in the world.
culture: At least 250 ethnic groups live in Nigeria. Half of the population is Muslim. 32% of the population is illiterate.
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Nigeria—Issue 15
The final night of the Nigerian crusade in Agbor had attracted a crowd of 3,000. Among those attending was an 18-year-old man who had been arrested earlier ...
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