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Hauptstadt
Name: Abuja
geographische Koordinaten: 9 05 N, 7 32 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: Abuja is a planned capital city, it replaced Lagos in 1991; situated in the center of the country, Abuja takes its name from a nearby town, now renamed Suleja
Unabhängigkeit
1 Oktober 1960 (from the UK)
Nationalfeiertag
Unabhängigkeit (National Day), 1 Oktober (1960)
Konstitution
history: several previous; latest adopted 5 Mai 1999, effective 29 Mai 1999
amendments: proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses and approval by the Houses of Assembly of at least two thirds of the states; amendments to constitutional articles on the creation of a new state, fundamental constitutional rights, or constitution-amending procedures requires at least four-fifths majority vote by both houses of the National Assembly and approval by the Houses of Assembly in at least two thirds of the states; passage of amendments limited to the creation of a new state require at least two-thirds majority vote by the proposing National Assembly house and approval by the Houses of Assembly in two thirds of the states; amended several times, last in 2018 (2018)
Wahlrecht
18 Jahre; universal
Exekutive
Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Maj. Gen. (ret.) Muhammadu BUHARI (seit dem 29 May 2015); Vice Staatspräsident Oluyemi "Yemi" OSINBAJO (seit dem 29 May 2015); note - the president is both Staatsoberhaupt, Regierungschef, and commander-in-chief of the armed forces
Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Maj.Gen. (ret.) Muhammadu BUHARI (seit dem 29 May 2015); Vice Staatspräsident Oluyemi "Yemi" OSINBAJO (seit dem 29 May 2015)
cabinet: Federal Executive Council appointed by the president but constrained constitutionally to include at least one member from each of the 36 states
elections/appointments: president directly elected by qualified majority popular vote and at least 25% of the votes cast in 24 of Nigeria's 36 states; president elected for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 February 2019 (next to be held in February 2023); note: the election was scheduled for 16 February 2019, but postponed on 16 February 2019
election results: Muhammadu BUHARI elected president; percent of vote - Muhammadu BUHARI (APC) 53%, Atiku ABUBAKER (PDP) 39%, other 8%

Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019