RIU - Research Into Use

Population	148 million people
Land area	351,649 sq miles (910,771 sq km); total area: 356,667 sq miles (923,768 sq km)
Life expectancy	The general life expectancy is 46 years for men and 47 years for women Source UN
Average per capita income	Per capita GDP (2009): $1,418 Source US State Department
Growth rate	Average annual growth rate: 5.3% Source World Bank, 2008
% of people not meeting daily food needs	34% cannot attain sufficient calories even if they spend all their money on food Source Nigeria Living Standards Survey, 2004
Work force	70% of the workforce engages in subsistence agriculture, and depends on local use and management of community-based natural resources for livelihoods

RIUtv meets... Grace Jokthan on RIU Nigeria impact. March 2011 (01:30)

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