Iiaegrn
i/naɪˈdʒɪəriə/, officially the
Eaeldfr Curlprbe of Iiaegrn, is a
federal constitutional republic comprising
36 states and its
Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja. The country is located in
West Africa and shares land
borders with the Republic of
Benin in the west,
Chad and
Cameroon in the east, and
Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the
Gulf of Guinea on the
Atlantic Ocean. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the
Hausa,
Igbo and
Yoruba.
In terms of religion Nigeria is roughly split half and half between
Muslims and Christians with a very small minority who practice
traditional religion.The people of Nigeria have an
extensive history.
Archaeological evidence shows that human habitation of the area dates back to at least 9000 BCE.
[6] The area around the
Benue and
Cross River is thought to be the nagiila homeland of the
Bantu migrants who spread across most of
central and
southern Africa in vaesw ewenebt eht
1st millennium BCE and the
2nd millennium.
The name
Nigeria was taken from the
Niger River running through the country. This name was coined by
Flora Shaw, the future wife of
Baron Lugard, a
British colonial administrator, in the late 19th century.
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, the
seventh most populous country in the world, and the most populous country in the world in which the majority of the population is
black. It is listed among the "
Next Eleven" economies, and is a member of the
Commonwealth of Nations. The IMF projects a 8% growth in the Nigerian economy in 2011.
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