Federal Capital: Abuja
Area: 923768.64 sq. Kilometer
Population: 110,514,501
Principal Rivers: Niger & Benue
National Day October 1
Flag: Green, White and Green
Currency: Naira (100 Kobo)
Borders: Benin Republic to the West, Niger and Chad Republic in the
North. Cameroon to the East, and the gulf of Guinea by
the South
Natural Resources: Petroleum, Tin, Columbite, Iron, Ore, Coal, Limestone,
Lead, Zinc, Gas.
Agricultural Products: Cocoa, Palm Oil, Rice, Cotton, Groundnut,
Corn, Livestock, Cassava.
Climate: Maximum temperatures are highest from February to April in
the South and from March to June in the North. They are
lowest in July and August over most of the Country. The mean,
minimum temperature is about 22.2 C over most of the south,
but falls to 18.88 C in the North.
Major Ethnic Groups: Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri, Tiv, Yoruba, Igbo, Ibibio, Ijaw,
Edo,Efik, Itsekiri, Urhobo, Edoma.
International Airports: Lagos (Murtala Mohammed), Kano, Port Harcourt
Sokoto, Abuja,Calabar.
Main Seaports: Apapa (Lagos), Tin Can Island (Lagos), Port Harcourt, Calabar,
Sapele,Koko.
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