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 Nigeria is located on the Westcoast of Africa,
at the interiormost corner of the Gulf of Guinea. It has for its
neighbours, Chad to the northeast, Cameroon
to the east, Benin to the west, Niger
to the northwest and the Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of
Guinea) to the south.
The terrain is diverse and
consists of mangrove swamp jungles stretching across
the entire coastline in belts that are as wide as 60 miles. Many small
rivers, creeks and branches of the Niger  Delta intersect this
stretch. This swamp gives way to tropical rain forests,
which are 50 to 100 miles in width. The terrain rises to a 2000 ft high
plateau which rises
further upto 6,000 ft to the east. The woodland gradually changes into Savannah. At the northernmost point of the country, it
merges into the south of the Sahara.
The river Niger
is the prominent water body on the map and it enters Nigeria from the
Northwest, then traversing in a southeasterly route to join its
tributary, the Benue, at Lokoja, about 340 miles from the sea. The
river then flows Southward into and through the delta finding its way
through many channels to make it to the Gulf of Guinea. The Sokoto
and Kaduna rivers are the other important tributaries
of the Niger. The other important water body of the country, traverses north and east from the plateau
before falling into Lake Chad.
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| Religions: |
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%,
indigenous beliefs 10% |
| Languages: |
English (official), Hausa,
Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15
and over can read and write |
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