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=**Africa Country Research**= In doing your research visit both of the following two websites to obtain information about your country:

http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_region.php?contid=1&wmn=Africa https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

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 * Name of country || Nigeria ||
 * Population size || 146,000,000 ||
 * Per capita GDP || $2,220 ||
 * Main exports || Petroleum and petroleum products, cocoa, rubber ||
 * Main imports || machinery, chemicals, transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, and live animals ||
 * Resources || petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, natural gas ||
 * Main ethnic groups || Fulani, Yoruba, Ibo, Ijaw, Kanura, Ibibio, Tiv ||
 * Primary religions || Muslim, Christian, Indigenous beliefs ||
 * Unemployment rate || 5.8% ||
 * Infant mortality rate || 97 deaths/1,000 live births ||
 * Life expectancy || 46 years (average) ||
 * Literacy rate || 68% ||
 * Human Development Index (HDI) || The HDI is the Human Development Index. The HDI of Nigeria is 0.470. This is low. ||

The life expectancy in Nigeria is 46 for a male and 47 for a female. That is a very young age to die. That is why one of the problems Aid for Africa focuses on is health and nutrition. Aid for Africa informs the public about what is going on in Africa. They work with many different organizations to raise money to feed the hungry people in Africa. Nigeria's GDP is very low, so they cannot get as much food or goods as other countries can. So Aid for Africa raises money to get them school supplies and food.

1. How long has the organization been in existence? The organization has been in existence for 6 years.

2. Who founded it? Bill Gates is the founder of Aid for Africa.

3. Where is it headquartered? The organization is headquartered in Sub-Saharan Africa.

4. What is its purpose? The purpose of Aid for Africa is to work to improve health and nutrition, education, sustainable development, food and agriculture, the environment, and wildlife conservation through a network of charities and their African partners in Sub-Saharan Africa.

5. Does it provide assistance just to Africa, or is it active around the world? Aid for Africa only provides assistance to Africa. It is not active around the world.

6. Which problem(s) is it addressing in Africa? Health and nutrition, education, sustainable development, food and agriculture, the environment, and wildlife conservation.

7. Does it provide assistance to just one or several countries in Africa? Aid for Africa provides assistance to almost all the African countries.

8. How does the organization raise money for its efforts? They have a website that you can click on donate now and enter your credit card or you may send a check to their head quarters.

9. What is your organization's budget? Aid for Africa has no budget. They use whatever money they have to provide the

10. How much of the money it collects for Africa is used for overhead (expenses)? 86% go to help the causes and the rest go to pay for shipping, paying the emploeies and just other bills.

11. Have the reviews of your organization's efforts been favorable or critical, i.e., what kind of a "report card" has it been getting? The reviews have been favorable to Aid for Africa. I belive that this shows that this is a good, safe, and reliable place to donate to.

12. How would you rate your organization's efforts? Has it done "a good job?" Yes, it has done a very good job. It has helped many communties and helped make many peoples lives better.

13. Do you think donating money to your organization is worthwhile? Yes, because it is going to help build education, fresh water and food,and many other things that willl help the cummunity around them.