Nigeria: Place and importance
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- Created on: 01-03-18 11:11
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- Nigeria: Where and Importance
- Nigeria is in the west of Africa
- here is a map showing where Nigeria is:
- Nigeria has borders with Cameroon in the east, Benin in the west, Chat in the north east and Niger in the north west. In the south is the Atlantic ocean
- 10 degrees longitude and latitude
- Importance:
- 184 million people live in Nigeria
- this is much larger than any other in Africa
- This population is growing quickly due to a high birth rate and high proportion of young people
- It is predicted to have the fourth largest population in the world.
- Despite this it has a quarter of the poor people in Africa - more than 100 women die from complications in birth each day and 2,000 children under five die from preventable diseases
- Nigeria is rich in oil
- This makes 75% of the governments money
- however the rapid economic growth is more in non oil income areas
- the biggest growing industry is Manufacturing and services
- Nigeria is rich in oil
- Nigeria is rich in oil
- This makes 75% of the governments money
- however the rapid economic growth is more in non oil income areas
- the biggest growing industry is Manufacturing and services
- Its main trading
partners include the European Union
(EU), the United States, India, Brazil,
and China
- This is from the time being owned by the UK - it became independent in 1960
- Nigeria also is part of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and African union.
- It is fifth largest contributor to UN peacekeeping missions
- 184 million people live in Nigeria
- Nigeria is in the west of Africa
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