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... population is about twice the size of that of the next largest country in Africa , Egypt , which had an estimated population of 52 million in mid - 1989 . Nigeria represents about 20 percent of the total population of sub - Saharan ...
... population is about twice the size of that of the next largest country in Africa , Egypt , which had an estimated population of 52 million in mid - 1989 . Nigeria represents about 20 percent of the total population of sub - Saharan ...
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... population is inconsistent with the census of a decade earlier because it implies a virtually impossible annual growth rate of 5.8 percent . In addition to likely inflation of the ag- gregate figure , significant intraregional anomalies ...
... population is inconsistent with the census of a decade earlier because it implies a virtually impossible annual growth rate of 5.8 percent . In addition to likely inflation of the ag- gregate figure , significant intraregional anomalies ...
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... population was expected at least to double before the middle of the next century . Somewhat less than half of Nigeria's 1990 population was younger than fifteen . As a result , even if population growth were to drop immediately to a ...
... population was expected at least to double before the middle of the next century . Somewhat less than half of Nigeria's 1990 population was younger than fifteen . As a result , even if population growth were to drop immediately to a ...
Contents
EARLY HISTORY | 4 |
Yorubaland Eleventh to Nineteenth Centuries | 8 |
Principal TransSaharan Trade Routes Ninth to Seventeenth Centuries | 12 |
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Action activities African agricultural areas armed forces army authority Babangida Bank became border British capital central century changes chief cities civil civilian colonial Command constitution continued Council coup Decree defense dominated early Eastern economic elections especially established ethnic export federal force foreign formed groups growth Hausa head House Igbo important included increased independence interests Islam issues Italy labor Lagos land late leaders lived major ment middle military million missions Muslim Niger Nigeria northern officers operations organized parties percent period political population Port president production regime region relations religious remained represented Republic responsible result River rule rural schools Second slaves social southern staff tion trade traditional Union United University urban West Western World Yoruba