Capital | Abuja |
Population | 146,255,000 |
Land use | Arable land: 33%, permanent crops: 3.1% |
Infant mortality | 95.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life expectancy | 46.5 |
Religion | Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% |
Languages | English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani |
Literacy | 68% |
Unemployment | Unknown |
Inflation | 10.6% |
Child Sponsorship
The children who are sponsored live in Kaduna and throughout Nigeria. The scheme is run to ensure that they can attend school and receive a good education. The children come from extremely poor families. Many of the youngsters originally sponsored are now at university.
