| NIGERIA Updated 30 September 2012 |
Federal Republic of Nigeria is located in the West of the African Continent, with a population of 170,123,740, making
it the 7th largest national population. Its capital is Abuja and its largest city is Lagos with a total population of
7,937,932. The country encompasses 923,707 square kilometers making it the 32nd largest country in total area. It
shares boundaries with Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea and Benin.
President Goodluck Jonathan, the elected Vice President, is recognized as the Chief of State and Head of Government
and achieved that status on 5 May 2010 upon the death of president Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.and was elected by
popular vote on 16 April 2011with Namadi Sambo elected as Vice President. Its form of government is a federal
republic and they celebrate the creation of their constitution in May 1999.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are English, Hausu, Yoruba, Igbo and Fulani. It counts among its major
religions Muslim, Christian and indigenous beliefs. As sources of mass communication it has 83 AM, 36 FM, 11 Short
Wave and 3 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Chappal Waddi, its highest point at 2,491 meters and Atlantic Ocean, its lowest point
at 0 meters. Its principal waterways are Niger and Benue rivers, which measure 8,000 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are crude oil, coal, tin, columbite,
palm oil, peanuts, cotton, rubber, wood, hides and skins, textiles and cement/construction. Its official currency is the
Nigerian Naira.
Here’s something you may not know about Nigeria. Nigeria is home to about 400 languages.
it the 7th largest national population. Its capital is Abuja and its largest city is Lagos with a total population of
7,937,932. The country encompasses 923,707 square kilometers making it the 32nd largest country in total area. It
shares boundaries with Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea and Benin.
President Goodluck Jonathan, the elected Vice President, is recognized as the Chief of State and Head of Government
and achieved that status on 5 May 2010 upon the death of president Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.and was elected by
popular vote on 16 April 2011with Namadi Sambo elected as Vice President. Its form of government is a federal
republic and they celebrate the creation of their constitution in May 1999.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are English, Hausu, Yoruba, Igbo and Fulani. It counts among its major
religions Muslim, Christian and indigenous beliefs. As sources of mass communication it has 83 AM, 36 FM, 11 Short
Wave and 3 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Chappal Waddi, its highest point at 2,491 meters and Atlantic Ocean, its lowest point
at 0 meters. Its principal waterways are Niger and Benue rivers, which measure 8,000 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are crude oil, coal, tin, columbite,
palm oil, peanuts, cotton, rubber, wood, hides and skins, textiles and cement/construction. Its official currency is the
Nigerian Naira.
Here’s something you may not know about Nigeria. Nigeria is home to about 400 languages.
| Nigerian ladies in traditional clothing |
| Lagos- Nigeria's largest city |
| Olumo Rock |
| Festival parade |
| Village in Northern Nigeria |
| Nigerian child in boat |
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| Abuja- Nigeria's capital city |
| Benue River- one of Nigeria's principle waterways |
| Bight of Benin on the Atlantic Ocean-Nigeria's lowest point |
| Boy paddling a canoe near the Nigeria and Benin border |
| Waterfall on Afi Mountain |
| Chappal Waddi- Nigeria's highest point |
| Dogondoutchi- on the Nigerian border with Niger |
| Elephant on the Mambilla Plain |
| Kainji Lake |
| Isi Ewu- a Nigerian delicacy of goat's head used in a soup |
| Gashaka Forest Reserve on the Nigerian border with Cameroon |
| Fishermen on the Niger River Delta |
| Lake Chad- on Nigeria's border with Chad |
| Village near Port Harcourt |
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| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
3.6% (2009 est.)
3.3 million
220,000
3.3 million
220,000
| Bonny Island in Rivers State- Nigeria's southernmost point |
| Broken Mountain near Maiduguri- Nigeria's easternmost point near the border with Chad |
| Illela- Nigeria's northernmost point on the border with Niger |
| Niger River at Cotonou Harbor- Nigeria's westernmost point on the border with Benin |
