NIGERIA

Nigeria is situated at the extreme inner corner of the Gulf of Guinea on the west coast of Africa. It borders with Chad to the northeast, Cameroon to the east, Benin to the west, Niger to the northwest and by the Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Guinea) to the south.

Geography

The Niger enters the country in the northwest and flows southward through tropical rain forests and swamps to its delta in the Gulf of Guinea.

Capital

Abuja

Climate

Varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north

Language

English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani

Monetary Unit

naira (NGN)

Largest Cities

Ogoyo, Kano, Ibadan, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Benin City, Maiduguri, Zaria, Aba, Jos

Principal rivers

Niger, Benue

Places to Visit

Lagos, Badan, Badan, Kano

Airports

Abuja, Akure, Bauchi, Benin City Benin, Calabar, Enugu Emene, Ibadan, Ilorin, Jos, Kaduna, Kano Aminu Kano, Lagos M. Muhamm, Maiduguri, Makurdi, Minna, Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Yola, Zaria