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Nigeria: Populations
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Nigeria’ s population is devided almost evenly between Muslims and Christians. Analysts say the recent upsurge of sectarian violence in the predominantly Muslim north, followed the introduction of the Islamic sharia penal code despite protests from non-Muslims.
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Since the discovery of oil in the 1970s, Nigeria has earned more than $12 billion per year from petroleum exports. In the same period, poverty has increased and more than 70% of the population earns under $1 per day. The country's political system has ... suffered with a succession of corrupt dictators and conflicts.
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The number of languages currently estimated and catalogued in Nigeria is 521. This number includes 510 living languages, two second languages without native speakers and 9 extinct languages. In some areas of Nigeria, ethnic groups speak more than one language. The official language of Nigeria, English, was chosen to facilitate the cultural and linguistic unity of the country. The choice of English as the official language was partially related to the fact that a part of Nigerian population spoke English as a result of British colonization that ended in 1960.
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Voter registration began in October 1998, just four months before the election -- a huge feat considering Nigeria's vast size and population. Registration was further hampered by the poor communications system, frequent fuel shortages that hampered transportation of voters lists, and a run-down infrastructure.
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