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Why is southern Nigeria losing its forests?
development and harvesting by increased population
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What type of vegetation is in central Nigeria?
savannah
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How many inches of rain does central Nigeria get each year?
between 500 and 1,500 millimetres (20 and 60 in)
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How many subregions are there of Nigeria's savannah zone?
three
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How much rain does the Sahel savannah area get per year?
less than 500 millimetres (20 in)
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Which desert is encroaching into northeastern Nigeria?
Sahara
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What is the largest Nigerian city?
Lagos
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What type of groups have been failing to keep up with waste management in Nigeria?
municipal councils
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What Nigerian community has the worst unsustainable waste management?
Kubwa Community
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What territory is Kubwa Community in?
Federal Capital Territory
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How many states does Nigeria have?
thirty-six
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What non-state area does Nigeria have?
Federal Capital Territory
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How many smaller areas are the Nigerian states divided into?
774
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What are the Nigerian states' sub-divisions called?
Local Government Areas
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How many geopolitical zones do people consider the Nigerian states to be in?
six
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Where did Nigeria's 2012 GDP rank?
30th in the world
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Which sub-Saharan African nation does the most trade with the US?
Nigeria
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How much of the US's oil comes from Nigeria?
a fifth
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How much of the US's oil imports come from Nigeria?
11%
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How much growth did the IMF expect Nigeria's economy to have in 2009?
8.3%
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When was the Niger Delta Nembe Creek Oil field found?
1973
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What is the depth of the Niger Delta Nembe Creek Oil field?
2–4 km
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What type of geology is the Niger Delta Nembe Creek Oil field?
middle Miocene deltaic sandstone-shale in an anticline structural trap
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How long have international oil companies been in Nigeria?
decades
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How much money did overseas Nigerians send home in 2004?
USD 2.3 billion
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How much money did overseas Nigerians send home in 2007?
17.9 billion
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Which country has Nigerians sending the most money home?
United States
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Which country has Nigerians sending the second-most money home?
United Kingdom
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Which Asian country has Nigerians sending the most money home?
China
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What is Nigeria's local vehicle manufacturer?
Innoson Motors
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What is Nigeria's branded electronics manufacturer?
Zinox
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When did Nigeria change its import policies to encourage local manufacturers?
2013
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What city is Nigeria's main industrial area?
Ogun
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What city is Nigeria's secondary industrial area?
Lagos
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When did Nigeria launch its first satellite?
27 September 2003
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What was Nigeria's first satellite called?
Nigeriasat-1
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Where did Nigeria launch its first satellite?
Russia
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How many satellites has the Nigerian government commissioned?
four
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What was Nigeria's second satellite called?
NigeriaSat-2
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Who manufactured Nigeria's second satellite?
Surrey Space Technology Limited
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Where was Nigeria's second satellite manufactured?
United Kingdom
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Where is Nigeria's second satellite's ground receiving station?
Abuja
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Where was Nigeria's second satellite launched?
China
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What was Nigeria's third satellite called?
NigComSat-1
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When was Nigeria's third satellite built?
2004
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When was Nigeria's third satellite launched?
13 May 2007
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When did Nigeria's third satellite run out of power?
11 November 2008
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where was Nigeria's third satellite launched?
China
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When was Nigeria's fourth satellite launched?
December 19, 2011
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Where was Nigeria's fourth satellite launched?
China
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What paid for Nigeria's fourth satellite?
the insurance policy on NigComSat-1
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What was Nigeria's fourth satellite called?
NigComSat-1R
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What satellite did Nigeria's fourth satellite replace?
NigComSat-1
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What was Nigeria's population in 2009?
154,729,000
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How much of Nigeria's population in 2009 was rural?
51.7%
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How much of Nigeria's population in 2009 was urban?
48.3%
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What was Nigeria's population density in 2009?
167.5 people per square kilometre
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When did President Goodluck Jonathan advocate limiting childbirth?
June 2012
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What is the official language of Nigeria?
English
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How much of Nigeria uses English as a first language?
a small minority of the country's urban elite
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What is the most popular language in Nigeria?
Hausa
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What are the top 3 languages in Nigeria?
Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba
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What is Nigerian Pidgin English often called?
'Pidgin' or 'Broken'
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What regions is Nigerian English commonly spoken in?
Niger Delta Regions
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What type of region does a majority of Nigerians live in?
rural
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What type of languages are the most popular in Nigeria?
indigenous
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What are the most popular religions in Nigeria?
Islam and Christianity
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What religions does Nigeria have besides the top two?
a tiny minority of adherents of Animism and other religions
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How much of Nigeria's population is Muslim?
over 40%
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How much of Nigeria's population is Christian?
58%
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How much of Nigeria's population is Animist and other religions?
1.4%
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What type of Islam is most common in Nigeria?
Sunni
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What school of Sunni Islam is most common in Nigeria?
Maliki school of jurisprudence
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What Islamic law is being used in some Nigerian states?
Sharia
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What Nigerian state is trying to make Sharia law part of its constitution?
Kano
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In 2001, what percent of Nigeria's population was Muslim?
about 50%
[ "Nigeria\n\nAccording to a 2001 report from The World Factbook by CIA, about 50% of Nigeria's population is Muslim, 40% are Christians and 10% adhere to local religions. But in some recent report, the Christian population is now sightly larger than the Muslim population. An 18 December 2012 report on religion and p...
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In 2001, what percent of Nigeria's population was Christian?
40%
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In 2001, what percent of Nigeria's population followed local religions?
10%
[ "Nigeria\n\nAccording to a 2001 report from The World Factbook by CIA, about 50% of Nigeria's population is Muslim, 40% are Christians and 10% adhere to local religions. But in some recent report, the Christian population is now sightly larger than the Muslim population. An 18 December 2012 report on religion and p...
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According to Pew, in 2010, what percent of Nigeria's population was Muslim?
48.8 percent
[ "Nigeria\n\nAccording to a 2001 report from The World Factbook by CIA, about 50% of Nigeria's population is Muslim, 40% are Christians and 10% adhere to local religions. But in some recent report, the Christian population is now sightly larger than the Muslim population. An 18 December 2012 report on religion and p...
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According to Pew, in 2010, what percent of Nigeria's population was Christian?
49.3 percent
[ "Nigeria\n\nAccording to a 2001 report from The World Factbook by CIA, about 50% of Nigeria's population is Muslim, 40% are Christians and 10% adhere to local religions. But in some recent report, the Christian population is now sightly larger than the Muslim population. An 18 December 2012 report on religion and p...
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How many Nigerian Christians are Protestant?
74%
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How many Nigerian Christians are Catholic?
25%
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How many Nigerian Christians are Orthodox and other sects?
1%
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Which Nigerian tribe is 95% Muslim?
Hausa
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Which Eastern Nigerian tribe is 98% Christian?
Igbos
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When did many newer churches start growing in Nigeria?
Since the 1990s
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What is the largest Anglican church in Nigeria?
the Church of Nigeria of the Anglican Communion
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What is the largest Baptist church in Nigeria?
the Nigerian Baptist Convention
[ "Nigeria\n\nLeading Protestant churches in the country include the Church of Nigeria of the Anglican Communion, the Assemblies of God Church, the Nigerian Baptist Convention and The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations Since the 1990s, there has been significant growth in many other churches, particularly the evangelic...
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When did the Bamako Initiative begin?
1987
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Nigeria is adding what kind of costs to its healthcare system?
user fees
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When did Nigeria start reorganizing its healthcare system?
1987
[ "Nigeria\n\nHealth care delivery in Nigeria is a concurrent responsibility of the three tiers of government in the country, and the private sector. Nigeria has been reorganising its health system since the Bamako Initiative of 1987, which formally promoted community-based methods of increasing accessibility of drug...
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How much of Nigeria has HIV as of 2012?
3.1 percent
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What is Nigeria's life expectancy?
52.62 years
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How much of the Nigerian population has access to clean water?
just over half
[ "Nigeria\n\nHIV/AIDS rate in Nigeria is much lower compared to the other African nations such as Kenya or South Africa whose prevalence (percentage) rates are in the double digits. As of 2012[update], the HIV prevalence rate among adults ages 15–49 was just 3.1 percent. As of 2014[update], Life expectancy in Nigeri...
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What was Nigeria's infant mortality rate as of 2010?
8.4 deaths per 1000 live births
[ "Nigeria\n\nHIV/AIDS rate in Nigeria is much lower compared to the other African nations such as Kenya or South Africa whose prevalence (percentage) rates are in the double digits. As of 2012[update], the HIV prevalence rate among adults ages 15–49 was just 3.1 percent. As of 2014[update], Life expectancy in Nigeri...
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What was the last African country to still have significant Polio problems?
Nigeria
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When had Nigeria not had a reported polio case in 6 months for the first time?
December 2014
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When did Nigeria launch a bone marrow donation program?
2012
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Which entity runs Nigeria's bone marrow donation program?
the University of Nigeria
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Nigeria was the second African country to perform which medical procedure?
bone marrow transplant
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