1987 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1987 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Administrative divisions
19 states with appointed military governors
Branches
Armed Forces Ruling Council; National Council of Ministers and National Council of States; judiciary headed by Supreme Court
Capital
Lagos
Communists
the pro-Communist underground comprises a fraction of the small Nigerian left; leftist leaders are prominent in the country’s central labor organization but have little influence on government
Elections
last national elections under civilian rule held August-September 1983 Political parties and leaders: all political parties banned after 31 December 1983 Nigeria (continued)
Government leader
Ibrahim BABANGIDA, President and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces (since August 1985)
Legal system
based on English common law and Islamic and tribal law
Member of
Af{DB, APC, Commonwealth, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IRC, ISO, ITC, ITU, IWC— International Wheat Council, Lake Chad Basin Commission, Niger River Commission, NAM, OAU, OPEC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WTO
National holiday
Independence Day, 1 October
Suffrage
none
Type
military government since 31 December 1983
Economy
Agriculture
peanuts, cotton, cocoa, rubber, yams, cassava, sorghum, palm kernels, millet, corn, rice; livestock; an illegal producer of cannabis for the international drug trade
Budget
(1985) revenues, $15.0 billion; current expenditures, $12.0 billion; capital expenditures $5.0 billion
Electric power
4,900,000 kW capacity; 10,730 million kWh produced, 100 kWh per capita (1986)
Exports
$12.6 billion (f.0.b., 1985); oil (97%), cocoa, palm products, rubber, . timber, tin
Fiscal year
calendar year
Fishing
catch 515,000 metric tons (1983); imports nonprocessed and processed fish
GDP
$53.4 billion (1985), $520 per capita; 1.0% growth rate (1985 est.); 5% inflation rate (1985)
Imports
$8.3 billion (f.0.b., 1985); machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, wheat ‘
Major industries
mining—crude oil, natural gas, coal, tin, columbite; processing industries—oil palm, peanut, cotton, rubber, petroleum, wood, hides, skins; manufacturing industries—textiles, cement, building materials, food products, footwear, chemical, printing, ceramics
Major trade partners
UK, EC, US
Monetary conversion rate
3.3 naira=US$1 (December 1986 market rate)
Natural resources
petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc
Communications
Airfields
88 total, 84 usable; 31 with permanent-surface runways; | with runways over 3,659 m, 13 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 23 with runways 1,220-2,489 m
Civil air
77 major transport aircraft
Highways
107,990 km total 30,019 km paved (mostly bituminous surface treatment); 25,411 km laterite, gravel, crushed stone, improved earth; 52,560 km unimproved
Inland waterways
8,575 km consisting of Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and creeks
Pipelines
2,042 km crude oil; 264 km natural gas; 3,000 km refined products
Ports
6 major (Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Warri, Onne, Sapele), 9 minor
Railroads
3,505 km 1.067-meter gauge
Telecommunications
above-average system limited by poor maintenance; major expansion in progress; radio-relay and cable routes; 155,000 telephones (0.2 per 100 popl.); 37 AM, 9 FM, 34 TV stations; satellite station with Atlantic and Indian Ocean antennas, domestic satellite system with 19 stations; 1 coaxial submarine cable
Military and Security
Branches
Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Police Force
Military manpower
males 15-49, 25,027,000; 14,295,000 fit for military service; 1,164,000 reach military age (18) annually