Nigeria

 
 Map of Nigeria  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria


Latitude/Longitude of Major Cities
Abuja: (capital city) 9° 4' N, 7° 28' E
Calabar: 4° 57' N, 8° 19' E
Ibadan: 7° 23' N, 3° 55' E
Maiduguri: 11° 49' N, 13° 8' E[1]
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Nigeria is located in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea^. It is about twice the size of California.[2] Nigeria lies between latitudes 4 degrees and 14 degrees North, and longitudes 2 degree and 15 degrees East.[3] Nigeria's bordering countries are Benin, Cameroon, Chad, and, Niger.[4]



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This is Benue River pictured from above is  located in Nigeria. It is one of two of Nigeria’s main rivers. The Benue and Niger river empties into one of the world's largest river deltas.[5]

Nigeria’s landscape consists of a tropical rain-forest to the far south, Obudu Plateau in the southeast and, coastal plains in the southwest and the southeast. Nigeria has a large number of mangroves in salt water swamps called "mangrove swamps." To the North of the swamp is fresh water swamp. And North of the fresh water swamp is the rain forest.[6]^.



The Coastline of Nigeria
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Portuguese explorers sailed southeast along the Gulf of Guinea in 1472 and landed on the coast of what became Nigeria. The Portuguese traded with Nigerians from trading posts they set up along the coast. They exchanged brass and copper bracelets for such products as pepper, cloth, beads and slaves. Slavery was common in Nigeria. The Nigerian coastline served as a trading post for outside merchants who wished to remain outside the interiors of Africa to retrieve slaves. The business of slavery made chief Nigerians wealthy. They were disappointed at the halt of the Portuguese and Spain slave trade. However, they had the American trans -Atlantic slave trade to continue their business.[7]

The U.S. slave trade

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Continent of Africa displaying Nigeria's location 
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Nigeria has under-exploited mineral resources which include natural gas, coal, bauxite, tantalite, gold, tin, iron ore, limestone, niobium, lead and zinc. Although huge deposits of these natural resources are present, Nigeria’s mining process has still yet to grow.[8]

Nigeria is the 12th largest producer of oil in the world and the 8th largest exporter, and has the 10th largest proven reserves. Oil plays a large role in the Nigerian economy. [9]

On the downside Nigeria has experienced constant oil spills which has affected their vegetation along with other issues such as waste management and sewage treatment. In turn these issue has caused the process of deforestation and soil degradation.[10]




[1]"Longitude and Latitude of Nigeria's major cities", http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/nigeria/nglatlog.htm#page
[2]"Nigeria's location and size", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria
[3]"Nigeria's latitude and Longitude'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria
[4]"Nigeria's bordering countries", http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/nigeria/nglatlog.htm#page
[5]"Nigeria's Main Rivers", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria
[6]"Nigeria's Landscape", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria
[7]"The History of Nigeria's Coastline", http://www.logbaby.com/encyclopedia/slave-trade-in-nigeria_9329.html#.VqHTRlmHm01
[8]"Nigeria's Mineral Resources", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria
[9]"Nigeria's Oil", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria
[10]"Nigeria's oil spills", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria