nigeria context
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- Nigeria: wider context
- social and cultural
- modern Nigeria was formed in the 20th century under British rule
- before this is was a group of tribes
- Nigeria gained independence in 1960.
- since the independence there has been a civil war. 1967-1970
- the country then had several military dictatorships. until 1998
- it now has a stable democracy where people vote for there parliament
- it now has a stable democracy where people vote for there parliament
- the country then had several military dictatorships. until 1998
- since the independence there has been a civil war. 1967-1970
- ethnic groups
- the three main ethnic groups are the Igbo, the Yoruba and the Hausa
- there is more than 500 ethnic groups each with there own langauge
- Religion
- the south is mainly Christian
- the north is mainly Muslim
- modern Nigeria was formed in the 20th century under British rule
- Environmental
- Located 5-12 degrees north of the equator in tropical Africa
- Tropical rainforests in the south
- grassland in the hot, dryer north
- most of the natural vegetation has been replaces by agriculture
- cocoa and oil palm in the south
- peanuts in the north
- Political
- since the independence there has been a civil war. 1967-1970
- the country then had several military dictatorships. until 1998
- the country then had several military dictatorships. until 1998
- extremist group: Boko Haram
- in the north of the country
- wants to banish democracy and set up a new government under its version of Islamic law
- at least 17,000 people have been killed in the conflict since 2002 and over half a million people have fled the area
- since the independence there has been a civil war. 1967-1970
- social and cultural
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