Facts On Nigeria

Political

Head of State: President Olusegun Obasanjo
Independence: October 1 1960
National Capital: Abuja
Official Language: English
Number of Years of Military Rule: 30 years
Number of Years of Democratic Rule: 6 years

Physical

Total area: 356,557 sq.miles, 923,768 sq.Km. (2xCalifornia)
Arable land: 36% of land area
Coastline: 530 miles/853Km

Population

Total Population: 133 million
Av. yearly growth: 2.8%
Population/sq.mile: 480
Urban population: 40%
Adult literacy: 61%

Economy

Currency: Naira (N) (US$1=111.80)
GDP (real): $30.90 billion
GDP Growth rate: 1.0%
GNP per capita*2: $300
Inflation rate: 15%
Unemployment: 28%
Development aid: $212 million

Women

Percentage of population that are women: 49%
Number of women on ruling councils throughout period of military rule: 0
Percentage of the electoral voters that are women: 60%
Number of women in the House of Representatives out of 316 in first administration of fourth Republic (1999-2003): 12
Number of women in the House of Representatives in second administration (2003-2007): 22
Percentage of women returned to their seats in the House: 50%
Percentage of men returned to their seats in the House: 20%
Percentage of make up of women in Rwanda's lower house of parliarment: 48.8%
Number of women delegates that attended the 400 Capacity pro-National Conference Summit: 30
Percentage of Nigerians living below the poverty line: 70%
Percentage of Nigerians living below the poverty line that are women: 70%
Number of Nigeria's women who die per 100,000 births: 1100
Percentage rate of female literacy: 47.30%
Sub-Saharan Africa's average maternal mortality per 100,000 births: 800

Number of women delegates that attended the 400 capacity pro-National Conference Summit: 30
Percentage make up of women in Rwandan’s lower house of parliament: 48.8%
Percentage rate of female literacy: 47.30%

KIND's VISION

An Africa where women and youth are full participants in the continent’s social, economic and political development.

KIND's MISSION

To empower democracy and development in Africa by strengthening organizations and creating initiatives that advance women and youth.