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NIGERIA |
Ecobank Nigeria
Plot 21 Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island
Phone:(234) 1-2706985-7
Fax:(234) 1 - 2706986
Email:ecobankng@ecobank.com
Geographical data:
| Area : |
923.768 km2 |
| Population : |
135,031,164(CIA July 2007 est.) |
| Capital : |
Abuja |
| Principal cities : |
Lagos, Ibadan, Kano, Port Harcourt |
| Official language : |
English |
| Currency : |
Naira |
| Independence Day: |
October 1 |
DEMOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Demographic growth : |
2.379% (CIA 2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy: |
47.44 years(CIA 2007 est.) |
| Literacy rate : |
65.4% (UNDP, 2003) |
| Religion(s) : |
Islam (45%), Christianity (40%), Animisim (10%) |
| Human development Index (2002) : |
159 out of 177 countries (UNDP 2006) |
ECONOMIC DATA:
| GDP : |
83.36 billion dollars (CIA 2006 est.) |
| GDP per capita : |
1,500 dollars (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Growth rate : |
5.3% (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Rate of unemployment : |
5.8% (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Rate of inflation : |
10.5% (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Net budgetary position : |
-2.7% of the GDP in 2003 (the World Bank, 2004) |
| Balance of payment: |
9 million dollars in 2003 (The E.I.U., 2004) |
| Export partners : |
US 52.5%, Spain 8.2%, Brazil 6.1% (CIA 2005) |
| Import partners : |
China 10.4%, US 7.3%, UK 6.7%, Netherlands 6%, France 5.9%, Brazil 4.3%, Germany 4.2% (CIA 2005) |
| Contribution of various sectors to GDP: |
Primary: 26.4%; Secondary: 49.5%; Tertiary sector: 24.2% (The World Bank, 2004) |
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