Olusegun Obasanjo
President

(pronounced "oh-LOOS-eh-gun oh-ba-SAN-jo")

"Today, in place of anarchy and dictatorship, we have a constitutional and democratic system of government whose stability and permanence are underwritten by the people themselves, and which, in spite of the periodic crises we have encountered…promises to be the surest way of guaranteeing the freedom of the people, and the maximum satisfaction of their just expectations."

The Federal Republic of Nigeria occupies 923,768 sq km (336,667 sq mi) with a 2002 population estimate of 130 million, making it Africa's most populous country. The nation's capital city, Ajuba, is centrally located in the nation's interior. Lagos, the former capital with over 10 million people, remains the country's financial and cultural center. Its southern boundary lies on the Gulf of Guinea while northern neighbors include Niger and Chad. Nigeria shares a border with Benin in the west and Cameroon to its...