Nigeria

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- Nigeria gained independence from the UK on October 1, 1960. (CG) - Nigeria completed its new constitution on May 5, 1999 (CG) - Nigeria's current government is a Federal Republic (CG) - Nigeria's GDP is $792.31 per capita (ML) - The total population of Nigeria is 146,255,312 people (ML) - Nigeria's capital is Abuja, with 339,000 people (ML) - Nigeria's largest city is Lagos with est. 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 people (ML) - Nigeria has a 68% literacy rate (RN) - Nigeria's official language is English. (SJ) - Nigeria is a major transit point for heroin and cocaine intended for European, East Asian, and North American markets; Nigeria has improved some anti-money-laundering controls, resulting in its removal from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) Noncooperative Countries and Territories List in June 2006 (RN)