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Nigeria

Overview
The very thing that makes Nigeria so ornery and difficult to unite into a single peaceful republic is also its attraction. There are over 250 different peoples, languages, histories, and religions all rubbing shoulder to shoulder in this hectic, colourful
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Capital: Abuja
Official languages: English
Regional languages:
Government:Presidential Federal republic
President:Umaru YarAdua
Vice President:Goodluck Jonathan
Independence:October 1, 1960Â, United KingdomÂ
Population:148,000,000
Currency:Nigerian naira (?) (NGN)
Description:The very thing that makes Nigeria so ornery and difficult to unite into a single peaceful republic is also its attraction. There are over 250 different peoples, languages, histories, and religions all rubbing shoulder to shoulder in this hectic, colourful
Location:Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Area:923 768 sq_km
Natural Resource natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land
Internet Code:.ng