FACTS & FIGURES

LANGUAGES English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani

LOCATION Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon

INDEPENDENCE October 1, 1960 (from U.K.)

NATIONAL HOLIDAY Independence Day (National Day), October 1

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GDP COMPOSITION BY SECTOR Agriculture: 39% Industry: 33% Services: 28% (2000 est)

SUFFRAGE 18 years of age; universal

LABOR FORCE 66 million (1999 est)

LABOR FORCE BY OCCUPATION Agriculture: 70% Industry: 10% Services: 20% (1999 est)