1. NIGERIA BY PATRICK WALKER

2. IT’S A MAP! NIGERIA IS BORDERED BY: 1. NIGER 2. CAMEROON 3.CHAD 4. BENIN THE CAPTAL IS: ABUJA

3. GEOGRAPHY AND LANDFORMS NIGER RIVER IMO RIVER Saiya Hill Maisajeh Hill LAKE CHAD

4. COUNTRY FLAG

5. WHERE IS IT? Nigeria is located in Western Africa, and borders the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin on the west and Cameroon on the east. It has a compact area of 923,768 square kilometers (356,376 square miles).

6. WEATHER Nigeria has a tropical climate with two seasons. A wet season form April to October and a dry season from November to March with the wettest month June. Average annual precipitation varies from 1,770 mm (70 inches) in the west to 4,310 mm (170 inches) along the east coast, and to 470 mm (50 inches) in the central areas.

7. TRANSPORTATION RAILROADS CARS SHIP VESSELS

8. ARTS AND CULTURE Kaduna Museum Kanta Museum Nigerian National Museum

9. LANGUAGES Nigerian languages can be broadly categorized into Niger-Congo languages and Afroasiatic languages. There are 521 languages spoken in Nigeria. Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Kanuri, Fulfulde, and Ibibio are the major languages in Nigeria.

10. SPECIAL CUISINE IN NIGERIA Nigerian Beef- Spinach Stew YUM?

11. EXTRA INFO Population: About 120 million Ethnic Groups: More than 250, 4000 dialects Size: 577,355 sq miles; that is two and a half times the size of California. Number of States: 36 plus Abuja, the Federal Capital territory LOOK! IT’S A BABY

12. NATURAL HAZARDS periodic droughts flooding

13. LIFE EXPECTANCY AND RELGION 48 YEARS Islam,Christianity, Other

14. LARGEST ETHNIC GROUP AND TOP IMPORTS AND EXPORTS! The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba IMPORTS-machinery, chemicals, transport equipment EXPORTS-petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber

15. MAJOR CITIES Lagos Kano Ibadan Kaduna Port Harcourt

16. HISTORIC SITES AND LANDMARKS Jos National Museum and Museum of Traditional Nigerian Architecture National War Museum National Museum

17. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES! Four Wheel Drive The Scenic Mambilla Plateau Climb Nigeria’s Highest Mountain