Nigeria

About Nigeria

Nigeria, often called the 'Giant of Africa,' dominates the Gulf of Guinea coastline in West Africa, encompassing mangrove deltas, rainforest, and northern savanna. Its purpose-built capital, Abuja, took over from bustling Lagos in 1991. Home to hundreds of ethnic groups, Nigeria is a cultural powerhouse whose music, literature, and films resonate across the continent and far beyond.

• ·Nigeria's name was coined in 1897 by the British journalist Flora Shaw, who proposed it in The Times as a short label derived from the Niger River.
• ·More than 500 distinct languages are spoken across Nigeria, one of the greatest concentrations of linguistic diversity on Earth.
• ·Nigeria's film industry, nicknamed Nollywood, is among the most prolific in the world by number of films produced each year.

Mastery

1. Capital
2. Flag
3. Shape
4. Drop
5. Borders
6. Population
7. Landmark

Neighbours

• Benin
• Cameroon
• Niger
• Chad