Nigeria is located South of its neighbor, Niger, West of Cameroon, and East of Benin. Nigeria is located in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is located near the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
Type of Country:
Nigeria is a LDC, or less developed country
Population:
Nigeria's current population is 173.6 million, as of 2013.
Economics:
Nigeria's current economic state is quite prosperous. With a GDP of 1.1 trillion, Nigeria is the country in Africa with the largest economy. Oil is Nigeria's main source of revenue, but in the past 5 years, Nigeria's economic growth has been driven by agriculture, telecommunications, and services. However, regardless of their growth in economy, 62% of Nigeria's population is living in extreme poverty. Nigeria is effected with economic inconveniences such as lack of power, infrastructure, a slow and ineffective judicial system, and much more. The GDP of Nigeria fell by 3% in 2015 due to the fall in prices of oil, and over all oil production has decreased each year since 2012. Most jobs produced in Nigeria have to do with the production of oil, and other natural resources.
Living Standard:
The overall living standard of Nigeria is not that great, as 70% of the population lives under the poverty line. 3,391,600 people out of Nigeria's population is living with AIDs, and 74.6% of area's in rural parts of Nigeria are not sanitary.
Unemployment Figures:
23.9% of Nigeria's population is un-employed.
Government Type:
Nigeria is a federal presidential republic.
Healthcare Structure: Nigeria has a poorly developed healthcare system. In modern times, a well developed surveillance system as well as medical intelligence is needed in order to have a successful healthcare organization. Nigeria lacks in these areas, and this is the main contributor to the system not having much success. 3.7% of Nigeria's GDP is spent on Healthcare.