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Administrative divisions 36 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory*, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara
Ambassadors from Finland > Current Finnish Ambassadors > Ambassador	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Ambassadors from Israel > Current Israeli Ambassadors > Israeli Ambassador	Noam Katz
Capital city	Abuja
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	9 05 N, 7 32 E
Capital city > Name	Abuja
Capital city > Time difference UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Commonwealth Heads of Government > Current Heads > Head of Government	Olusegun Obasanjo
Commonwealth Heads of Government > Current Heads > Title	President
Constitution new constitution adopted 5 May 1999; effective 29 May 1999
Copyright > Reference	Schedule I,
Corruption	1.9		[154th of 160]
countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection 70 pma photographs 50 pd
CPIA equity of public resource use rating	3.5		[44th of 75]
CPIA quality of public administration rating	2.5		[64th of 75]
Diplomatic representation from the US > Chief of mission	Ambassador Robin SANDERS
Diplomatic representation from the US > Embassy 1075 Diplomatic Drive, Central District Area, Abuja
Diplomatic representation from the US > FAX	[234] (9) 461-4036
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address P. O. Box 5760, Garki, Abuja
Diplomatic representation from the US > Telephone	[234] (9) 461-4000
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chancery 3519 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chief of mission	Ambassador Oluwole ROTIMI
Diplomatic representation in the US > Consulate(s) general	Atlanta, New York
Diplomatic representation in the US > FAX	[1] (202) 775-1385
Diplomatic representation in the US > Telephone	[1] (202) 986-8400
Elections > Head of state	Direct election
embassies and high commissions in Ottawa > Address	295 Metcalfe Street
embassies and high commissions in Ottawa > Neighbourhood	Centretown
Executive branch > Cabinet	Federal Executive Council
Executive branch > Chief of state President Umaru Musa YAR'ADUA (since 29 May 2007); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Executive branch > Election results Umaru Musa YAR'ADUA elected president; percent of vote - Umaru Musa YAR'ADUA 69.8%, Muhammadu BUHARI 18.7%, Atiku ABUBAKAR 7.5%, Orji Uzor KALU 1.7%, other 2.3%
Executive branch > Elections president is elected by popular vote for a four-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 21 April 2007 (next to be held in April 2011)
Executive branch > Head of government President Umaru Musa YAR'ADUA (since 29 May 2007)
Federal republic > Contemporary > Style	Federal Republic
Flag description three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green
Flag modification	1		[187th of 197]
Foreign relations > Croatia > Date of Establishment	January 7, 1993
Foreign relations > Nepal > Date of Establishment	December 20, 1975
Foreign relations of Western Sahara > States recognizing the SADR > Date of recognition	November 12, 1984
General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth	9.72 %		[13th of 147]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant LCU	88351830000
General government final consumption expenditure > current LCU	2742600000000
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$	20,892,180,000 $		[31st of 169]
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.211 $ per $1 of GDP		[29th of 184]
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per capita)	158.84 $ per capita		[90th of 184]
Government type	federal republic
Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom Sir Richard Gozney
Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom > Resident Heads of Missions > Type	High Commission
Independence	1 October 1960 (from UK)
Independence Day > Date	October 1
International organization participation ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNOMIG, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Judicial branch Supreme Court (judges appointed by the President); Federal Court of Appeal (judges are appointed by the federal government on the advice of the Advisory Judicial Committee)
Key ministers > Agriculture	Adumu Bello
Key ministers > Defence	Rabiu Kwankwaso
Key ministers > Education	Vacant
Key ministers > Environment	Bala Mande
Key ministers > Finance	Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Key ministers > Foreign affairs	Oluyemi Adeniji
Key ministers > Health	Eyitayo Lambo
Key ministers > Transport	Abiye Sekibo
Legal origin English
Legal system based on English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Legislative branch bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (109 seats, 3 from each state plus 1 from Abuja; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and House of Representatives (360 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
Legislative branch > Election results Senate - percent of vote by party - PDP 53.7%, ANPP 27.9%, AD 9.7%, other 8.7%; seats by party - PDP 76, ANPP 27, AD 6; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDP 54.5%, ANPP 27.4%, AD 8.8%, UNPP 2.8%, NPD 1.9%, APGA 1.6%, PRP 0.8%; seats by party - PDP 76, ANPP 27, AD 6, UNPP 2, APGA 2, NPD 1, PRP 1, vacant 1
Legislative branch > Elections Senate - last held 21 April 2007 (next to be held in April 2011); House of Representatives - last held 21 April 2007 (next to be held in April 2011)
National holiday Independence Day (National Day), 1 October
Partners in Population and Development > Representatives > Name	H.E. Professor Osita Ogbu
political parties > Multi party	•
Political parties and leaders Accord Party [Ikra Aliyu BILBIS]; Action Congress or AC [Hassan ZUMI]; Alliance for Democracy or AD [Mojisoluwa AKINFENWA]; All Nigeria Peoples' Party or ANPP [Edwin UME-EZEOKE]; All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH]; Democratic People's Party or DPP [Jeremiah USENI]; Fresh Democratic Party [Chris OKOTIE]; Labor Party [Dan NWANYANWU]; Movement for the Restoration and Defense of Democracy or MRDD [Mohammed Gambo JIMETA]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Aliyu Habu FARI]; Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [vacant]; Peoples Progressive Alliance [Clement EBRI]; Peoples Redemption Party or PRP [Abdulkadir Balarabe MUSA]; Peoples Salvation Party or PSP [Lawal MAITURARE]; United Nigeria Peoples Party or UNPP [Mallam Selah JAMBO]
Political pressure groups and leaders Academic Staff Union for Universities or ASUU; Campaign for Democracy or CD; Civil Liberties Organization or CLO; Committee for the Defense of Human Rights or CDHR; Constitutional Right Project or CRP; Human Right Africa; National Association of Democratic Lawyers or NADL; National Association of Nigerian Students or NANS; Nigerian Bar Association or NBA; Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC; Nigerian Medical Association or NMA; the Press; Universal Defenders of Democracy or UDD
Procedures to build a warehouse > number	16		[98th of 168]
Procedures to build a warehouse > number (per capita)	0.122 per 1 million people		[161st of 170]
Procedures to enforce a contract > number	23		[143rd of 170]
Procedures to enforce a contract > number (per capita)	0.175 per 1 million people		[165th of 171]
Procedures to register property > number	16		[1st of 167]
Procedures to register property > number (per capita)	159.66 per 1 billion people		[135th of 167]
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %	6.4 %		[150th of 174]
Secession attempts	Biafra
Start-up procedures to register a business > number	9		[97th of 171]
Start-up procedures to register a business > number (per capita)	0.068 per 1 million people		[163rd of 171]
Status federal democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Time required to build a warehouse > days	465 days		[6th of 168]
Time required to enforce a contract > days	457 days		[89th of 171]
Time required to register property > days	80 days		[54th of 167]
Time required to start a business > days	43 days		[64th of 171]
Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours	1,120 hours		[5th of 169]
Time to resolve insolvency > years	1.5 years		[127th of 151]
Total businesses registered > number	981,709		[19th of 71]
Total businesses registered > number (per capita)	7.797 per 1 million people		[48th of 83]
Trademarks, nonresidents	614		[58th of 99]
Trademarks, nonresidents (per capita)	6.78 per 1 million people		[132nd of 146]
Trademarks, residents	1,392		[38th of 98]
Trademarks, residents (per capita)	15.371 per 1 million people		[111st of 142]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International Joint Border Commission with Cameroon reviewed 2002 ICJ ruling on the entire boundary and bilaterally resolved differences, including June 2006 Greentree Agreement that immediately cedes sovereignty of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon with a phase-out of Nigerian control within two years while resolving patriation issues; the ICJ ruled on an equidistance settlement of Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea-Nigeria maritime boundary in the Gulf of Guinea, but imprecisely defined coordinates in the ICJ decision and a sovereignty dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon over an island at the mouth of the Ntem River all contribute to the delay in implementation; only Nigeria and Cameroon have heeded the Lake Chad Commission's admonition to ratify the delimitation treaty which also includes the Chad-Niger and Niger-Nigeria boundaries
UN membership date	7 Oct. 1960
United Nations mission http://www.1upinfo.com/country-guide-study/nigeria/nigeria42.html http://www.nigerianembassy.org/
Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood	Cleveland Park

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