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President Goodluck Jonathan Nigeria

__Geography__ Nigeria is located on the western coast of Africa. It flows through the rainforest and swamps into the gulf of Guinea. natural resources of Nigeria include: natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, nobium, lead, zinc, and arable land.

__Economy__ Nigeria is an exporter of oil, natural gas, petroleum, cocoa, and rubber. It also agriculturally produces cocoa, peanuts, cotton, palm oil, corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava (tapioca), yams, rubber; cattle, sheep, goats, pigs; timber; and fish. Most of the country works in agriculture and is below poverty. Industries of Nigeria include crude oil, coal, tin, columbite; rubber products, wood; hides and skins, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, and steel.

__Population__ 149,229,090. The population growth rate is 1.999%. The average life expectancy of a Nigerian is 46.94 years old. The rate of infectious disease in Nigeria is high. 2.6 million Nigerians live with HIV/AIDS. Half of Nigeria is Muslim, 40% is Christian, and the last 10% has indigenous beliefs.

__Social Structure__ Nigeria is a federal republic which has a legal system based upon english common law, Islamic law and traditional law.

__Past Occupations__ Goodluck Jonathan acted as a vice president before being assumed the leadership of president and before that he acted as governor of Bayelsa.

__References__ John Kufuor of Ghana

Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal

Jakyaka Kikwete of Tanzania

__Mo Ibrahim__ Safety and rule of law 50.57 Participation and human rights 41.84 Sustainable economic opportunity 42.65 Human developement 50.77

an average of 46.46

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