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Federal Republic of Nigeria Nigeria embassy in Beijing, China
No.2, Dong Wu Jie, San Li Tun
Tel: +86-10-65323631/2/3, 65322517(visa office)
Fax: +86-10-665321650China embassy in Abuja, Nigeria
Introduction
Nigeria is situated at the extreme inner corner of the Gulf of Guinea on the west coast of Africa. It borders with Chad to the northeast, Cameroon to the east, Benin to the west, Niger to the northwest and by the Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Guinea) to the south.
Along the entire coastline of Nigeria lies a belt of mangrove swamp forest from 10 to 60 miles in width, which is intersected by branches of the Niger Delta and innumerable other smaller rivers and creeks. Beyond the swamp forest is a zone, from 50 to 100 miles wide, of undulating tropical rain forest. The country then rises to a plateau at a general elevation of 2,000 ft but reaching 6,000 ft to the east, and the vegetation changes from woodland to savannah. In the extreme north, the country approaches the southern part of the Sahara.
The Niger, the third largest river in Africa, enters Nigeria from the Northwest and runs in a southeasterly direction, meeting its principal tributary, the Benue, at Lokoja, about 340 miles from the sea. It then flows south to the Delta, through which it runs into the Gulf of Guinea via numerous channels. Other main tributaries of the Niger are the Sokoto and Kaduna rivers. The second great drainage system of Nigeria flows north and east from the central plateau and empties into Lake Chad.
Other Information Capital City Abuja Independence Day 1 October 1960 Government Type Republic Population 137,253,133 Total Area 923,768 sq km Languages English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani Religions Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, others 10% Life expectancy 50.49 Currency naira (NGN) GDP per capita (USD) 800 Industries crude oil, coal, tin, columbite, palm oil, peanuts, cotton, rubber, wood, hides and skins, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel Disclaimer: Data provided above are for reference only; Afroshanghai.com does not guarantee their accuracy.
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