Capital: Abuja
Population (million): 164.752
Total Area: 923,773km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 157.55 Naira (NGN)(2012)
National Holiday: 1 October, National Day
Language(s): English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani

Type of State:
Federal Republic

Type of Government:
Bicameral National Assembly with elected Senate (109 senators) and House of Representatives (360 representatives)

Head of State:
President Goodluck Ebele JONATHAN

Head of Government:
President Goodluck Ebele JONATHAN

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Olugbenga ASHIRU
Finance: Ngozi OKONJO-IWEALA
Trade & Investment: Olusegun Olutoyin AGANGA

Main Political Parties:
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) The following parties have announced their intention to merge into a new party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), in time for the next elections: Action Congress of Nigeria (CAN) Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) All Nigeria Peoples’ Party (ANPP) All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)

Elections:
Presidential & legislative: Last in April 2011; Next in 2015

Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.

Canadian exports to country: $326,622,242
Canadian imports from country: $2,006,124,745
FDI in Canada: (2011) $9 million
CDI in Nigeria: (2011) $ million

Foreign Representation in Canada:
High Commissioner Chief Ojo Maduekwe

Canadian Representation Abroad:
High Commissioner Chris Cooter