Nigeria

19 Jul 2014

Interesting Fact

Nigeria is officially called the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The region was previously a British colony, and achieved independence in 1960. Nigeria was then in a civil war, followed by several unstable revolutions. The elections in 2011 was viewed as conducted freely and fairly.

Nigeria has an area of 923,768 sq km, a population of 174.5 million, and a low HDI of 0.471.

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