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Geography• Location: Western Africa• Area: land- 910,768 sq km,

water- 13,000 sq km, total 923,768 sq km

• Climate: Varies, equatorial in South Tropical in center Arid in North

Geography cont:• Terrain: Southern lowland merge into

central hills and plateaus; mountains in South West, and Plains in North

• Natural Resources: Natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron, ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land

Geography Note• 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.

Economics• Business has been prospering mainly

because the unwavering support extended by the government.

• The government is funding many business enterprises and establishments that aim to make a mark on society.

More Econ• Real estate is gaining grounds• Wealthy investors are looking to

make the most of their situation• Several banks• Businesses: Textiles, footwear,

hosiery goods, sculptures and tapestries, stock exchange

Econ• Oil is one of the most essential

resources and 58% is used in country and 42% is shipped out

• Jobs: engineering, HR, management based jobs, information technology, telecommunication, newspaper, industries in textiles, footwear, chemicals, banking or other financial companies, construction, automobile industries

• Top job and most successful: business

Econ• Tin, coal, and crude oil are the

major industrial products • Rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice,

peanuts, millets are the main agricultural products.

Civics• Government type is Federal Republic• Capital is Abuja• 36 states and 1 territory• Independence day: October 1, 1960

from UK• Constitution: a new one written in may

1999• Legal system: based on English

common law, Islamic Sharian law, and traditional law

Civics

• Three branches:1. Executive2. Legislative3. Judicial

Three Branches• Executive-Chief of state President Goodluck

Ebele Jonathan, who became president after the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

• The President Goodluck Jonathan is both chief of state and head of the government

• Cabinet-Federal Executive council• Elections- popular vote, two 4 years terms

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Three Branches• Legislative: Senate has 109 seats-

3 from each state and 1 from Abuja

• House of Representatives has 346 seats

• Both are elected by popular vote and are 4 year terms

Three Branches• Judicial: Supreme court which is

appointed by the president.• Federal Court of Appeal which are

appointed by federal government on the advice of the advisory Judicial Committee.

Culture and Society• Nigeria has about 371 tribes• Among the tribes only 3 have the

status of ethnicity.• The three are tribes are:• Hausa Fulani, Yoruba, and Ibo • They make up 57% of the

population

Hausa Fulani

• The people of Hausa are descendants of Sahara and the Chad Basin, legends term them as descendants of Palestine, Mecca, Canaan, Libya, and Baghdad.

• They follow Islam and they administer Islamic law.

• The Fulani trace their origins to the 13th Century from gypsies and they too are followers of Islam.

Tribes• The minor tribes of Nigeria are

deprived of the modern resources. These people are not exposed to the world and the technological advancements actively steering the country’s economy.

• The 3 major tribes hold all the power since they make up 57%.

Culture and Society• Many people in Africa have to go

without food and clean water.• Nigerian residents are most likely

to be faced with water scarcity.• Food and water scarcity is

connected to death rates and quality of life issues.

Culture and Society• They value different types of art

including: ivory carving, grass weaving, wood carving, leather and calabash, pottery, painting, cloth weaving, glass and metal work.

• There are 250 languages spoken, but English is the official language.

Culture and Society• The people treat guests with the

utmost care and warmth.• If someone offers food you must

eat it.• Soccer is the most sport played,

but they also like polo, cricket, swimming and wrestling.

Animals• Carnivorous: lions, wild dogs, cheetahs,

leopards, and civets. They are the most protected within the wildlife sanctuaries and parks.

• Herbivorous: elephants, warthogs, hippopotamuses-found in the savanna grasslands

• Birds: Mackinnon’s shike and olive pidgeons