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= __ Nigeria __ Current Leader- Jonathan Goodluck (since may 2010) =

__Geography__- = = ** Location :  ** Western Africa ** Geographic coordinates : ** 10 00 N, 8 00 E   ** Area : total:  ** 923,768 sq km land: 910,768 sq km water: 13,000 sq km   ** Area - comparative ** : slightly more than twice the size of California ** Land boundaries : ** total: 4,047 km border countries: Benin 773 km, Cameroon 1,690 km, Chad 87 km, Niger 1,497 km   ** Coastline :  ** 853 km   ** Climate :  ** varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north ** Terrain ** : southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north ** Natural resources : ** natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land

__ Economy- __ ** GDP ** : 0.8% ** GDP - real growth rate ** : 6.2% ** GDP - per capita ** : purchasing power parity - $1,000 ** GDP - composition by sector ** : agriculture: 36.3% industry: 30.5% services: 33.3% ** Population below poverty line ** : 60% ** Household income or consumption by percentage share ** : lowest 10%: 1.6% highest 10%: 40.8% ** Distribution of family income - Gini index ** : 50.6 ** Inflation rate (consumer prices) ** : ** Labor force ** : 55.67 million ** Labor force - by occupation ** : agriculture 70%, industry 10%, services 20% ** Budget ** : revenues: $11.78 billion expenditures: $11.47 billion, including capital expenditures of NA

__ Population- __ ** Population ** : 128,771,988

__ Social Structure- __ **Population growth rate**: 2.37% **Death rate**: 17.18 deaths/1,000 population **Infant mortality rate**: total: 98.8 deaths/1,000 live births male: 105.69 deaths/1,000 live births female: 91.7 deaths/1,000 live births **Life expectancy at birth**: total population: 46.74 years male: 46.21 years female: 47.29 years **Total fertility rate**: 5.53 children born/woman **HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS**: 3.6 million **HIV/AIDS - deaths**: 310,000 **Nationality**: noun: Nigerian(s) adjective: Nigerian **Religions**: Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% **Languages**: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
 * Age structure ** : 0-14 years: 42.3% (male 27,466,766/female 27,045,092) 15-64 years: 54.6% (male 35,770,593/female 34,559,414) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 1,874,157/female 2,055,966)

__My Background__- I was born in 1957 in the Niger Delta region. My family trade was canoe-making, but I studied Zoology. I worked as an education Inspector and an environmental l protection officer before going into politics. In 1999, I was elected as deputy governor for Bayelsa. My boss ended up being impeached, making me the Governor. In 2007 I was a vice president candidate. I became President after Yar'Adua's death on May 5th 2010.

__References__- 1.Barrack Obama President of the US 2. Professor Saliba Mukoro governorship aspirant of the People Democratic Party 3. Senator James Manager of Delta Central

__Safety and Rule of law__- Nigeria is having many problems with safety because of terrorism and violence crimes. I believe we can branch out of all this and make our country a safe place.

__Participation and Human Rights__- I'm been in office since May 5th 2010 and I think I have been participating in a lot of things.Our human rights are on the down side but If we work at it, we can enforce human rights across Nigeria

__Sustainable Economic Opportunity__- We do provide great economic opportunities in Nigeria the only problem is those opportunities end up failing because of the poverty in Nigeria. Poverty is becoming a problem in many nations not just mine.

__Human Development__- Our human development is reaching a crisis but hope is not lost. We will increase our human development.