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Saturday, 17 September 2011

NIGERIA


 NIGERIA




Country: Nigeria
Country: Nigeria
Population: 123857.908
Population Origin:  old onigeria.
Official languaje/s: official language is English.
Wheather: It mild and oceanic
Flora and Fauna: Vegetation and animals in Nigeria. Large African mammals, which were characteristic of Nigeria







History:  Nigeria officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory,  The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. In terms of religion Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims and Christians with a very small minority who practice traditional religion. The people of Nigeria have an extensive history.

The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was coined by Flora Shaw, the future wife of Baron Lugard, a British colonial administrator, in the late 19th century.

Weather: Nigeria has a warm climate with low annual temperature range.

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