Nigeria
Burchell's Zebras
At the grasslands of Milwane Wildlife Sanctuary in Swaziland
Chimpanzee
observed by Jane Goodall Institute researchers in Gombe National Park, Tanzania
Crested Barbet
Found in Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa
Introduction to Zanzibar
Zanzibar is the collective name for the archipelago of islands just off the east coast of Africa. The largest of these islands are Ungula, colloquially known as Zanzibar and Pemba. It is a semi-autonomous country in a political union with Tanzania... Read More
Kruger National Park
Calabar Jazz Festival 2013
Independence
1 October 1960 (from UK)
Capital
Abuja
Main cities
Lagos, Ibadan, Kano, Enugu, Kaduna
Size
924 000 sq km (356 700 sq. miles)
Population
140 million (2006)
Main languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
Religion
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, Indigenous beliefs 10%
Ethnicity
More than 250 ethnic groups, including Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Ibo 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5%
Calling Code
234
Nigeria has seven national parks: Gashaka-Gumti National Park, Kainji National Park, Chad Basin, Cross ...
Nigeria is situated in West Africa, between Benin, Niger, Cameroon and Chad and flanked by the Gulf of Guinea.
The country takes its name from the Niger River, whose giant delta features tropical rain forests and mangrove swamps. Nigeria has a beautiful landscape as varied as its population, with hills, waterfalls, springs, lakes, mountains and beaches in the south and central parts giving way to arid plains in the north.
The country is a Federal Republic ...
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