Nigeria: Nigeria Geography Profile 2012
2012/03/21
Nigeria Geography Profile 2012
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
10 00 N, 8 00 E
Africa
slightly more than twice the size of California
4,047 km
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north
natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land
periodic droughts; flooding
soil degradation; rapid deforestation; urban air and water pollution; desertification; oil pollution - water, air, and soil; has suffered serious damage from oil spills; loss of arable land; rapid urbanization
the Niger enters the country in the northwest and flows southward through tropical rain forests and swamps to its delta in the Gulf of Guinea
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