International Finance Magazine Jan - Mar 2015

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NIGERIA Population 173 million (2013) is equal to 1 million

GDP

87

$509 billion

is equal to 100 billion dollar

(2012-2013)

Major cities Kano Zaria Kaduna Ilorin Ogbomosho Ibadan Lagos Abuja

Enugu Benin city Onitsha Warri Aba

Ratio of urban to rural 2013 54

rural

46

Porthacourt

urban Boko Haram, a group fighting to enforce its version of sharia law across northern Nigeria, has waged a five-year insurgency, which, according to Human Rights Watch, has claimed more than 5,000 lives. Its activities gained global attention following an attack on a school dormitory in Borno and abduction of more than 200 girls.

Jan - Mar 2015 International Finance Magazine


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