SITE AWARDS
JOBS IN NIGERIA & BEYOND
NIGERIAN ORGANIZATIONS
SEND FREE WEBCARD
IMMIGRATION
ONLINE AFFILIATES
LINK TO SITE
HOMEWORK HELP
USEFUL UTILITIES
THE LOVE ZONE
OTHER LINKS ON NIGERIA
LINK EXCHANGES
SCAM INFORMATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRO
THE GEOGRAPHY
LOCATION
MAP
STATES, CAPITALS, & LINKS
LAND & CLIMATE
RIVERS
TOWNS & CITIES
PATRIOTIC STUFF
FLAG
COAT OF ARMS
NATIONAL ANTHEM
NATIONAL PLEDGE
MOTTO
PEOPLES
POPULATION
RELIGION
-CHRISTIANITY
-ISLAM
-TRADITIONAL
-INFLUENCE
ETHNIC GROUPS
-YORUBA
-IBO (or IGBO)
-HAUSA (& FULANI)
-OTHERS
CULTURES & CUSTOMS
LANGUAGES & INTRO
LANGUAGES
-YORUBA ALPHABET
& LANGUAGE
-IBO ALPHABET & LANGUAGE
-HAUSA ALPHABET
& LANGUAGE
-LINKS TO OTHERS
LANGUAGE RESOURCES
-GENERAL RESOURCES
-YORUBA RESOURCES
-IBO RESOURCES
-HAUSA RESOURCES
-OTHERS
MORE ON LANGUAGES
-NUMBERS
-PEOPLE
-BODY PARTS
-HOUSE PARTS
-PLACES
-OTHER WORDS
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES
NAMES & ORIGINS
YORUBA NAMES
-THE NAMING CEREMONY
-COMMON PARTS
-CIRCUMSTANTIAL NAMES
IGBO NAMES
HAUSA NAMES
LINKS ON NAMES
MARRIAGE & FAMILY
THE WEDDING
MARRIAGE TIDBITS
FAMILY TIDBITS
OTHER SOURCES
FOODS AND DRINKS
INTRO
SOME MEALS
SOME DRINKS
RECIPES
RECIPES
LINKS
FOOD: BUYING & DINING
BUYING (ingredients and food)
DINING (restaurants)
HEALTHCARE
TRADITIONAL HEALTH
CURRENT HEALTH POLICY
INFO FOR TRAVELERS
OTHER LINKS
HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS
EDUCATION
SCHOOL LANGUAGES
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOL LEVELS
SCHOOL ATTIRE
SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION
SCHOOL LINKS
HOLIDAYS
FESTIVALS
ATTIRE
TRANSPORTATION
AIR
LAND
WATER
SPORTS
SPORTS PLAYED
SPORTS HISTORY
RECORDS
SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS
SITES ON SPORTS
THE ARTS
ART
LITERATURE
MEDIA
-NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES
-RADIO
-TELEVISION
-MOVIES & THEATER
-INTERNET
NIGERIAN MUSIC & SAMPLES
JUJU MUSIC
FUJI MUSIC
AFRO-BEAT MUSIC
OTHER MUSIC TYPES
OTHER SITES WITH SAMPLES
'BUY IT ONLINE' LINKS
SITES WITH MUSIC INFO
SITES WITH INSTRUMENT INFO
PICTURES
PLACES
CULTURE
ARTWORK
ATTRACTIONS
SOURCES
PERSONAL PICTURES
OTHER LINKS WITH PICTURES
BRIEF HISTORY
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
-THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
-THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
-THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
STATE GOVERNMENT
THE CABINET
THE MILITARY
HISTORICAL GOVERNMENT
SUMMARY
HISTORICALLY
CURRENT GOVERNMENT
ARCHIVED GOVERNMENT PAGES
LEGAL SYSTEM
CHARACTERISTICS
CRIMINAL & CIVIL LAW
PUBLIC & PRIVATE LAW
SOURCES OF NIGERIAN LAW
COURTS
OTHER LINKS
ECONOMICS
CURRENCY
RESOURCES
IMPORTS
EXPORTS
INDUSTRY/INVESTMENT LINKS
ECONOMIC HISTORY
-CLASSIFICATION (GNP/GDP)
JOBS IN NIGERIA & BEYOND
AGRICULTURE & ANIMALS
AGRICULTURE
- FOOD CROPS
- CASH CROPS
- FORESTS
ANIMALS
- LIVESTOCK
- FISHERIES
TELEPHONE
TIME ZONE
COUNTRY CODE
AREA CODES BY CITY
AREA CODES BY STATE
PHONE RELIABILITY
ONLINE DIRECTORIES
TRAVEL INFO
GETTING PAPERS
WEATHER
GETTING THERE
- AIRLINES & NUMBERS
- TRAVEL AGENCIES
ACCOMMODATIONS
GETTING AROUND
- BY ROAD
- BY RAIL
- LOCAL AIRLINES
- LOCAL TRAVEL AGENCIES
CURRENCY CONVERSIONS
OTHER MISC INFO
BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW
USEFUL CONTACTS
TRAVEL RESOURCES
OTHER TRAVEL LINKS
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
FOREIGNER STORIES
FAMOUS NIGERIANS
(KNOWN OUTSIDE NIGERIA)
NOTABLE WOMEN OF NIGERIA
SITE FUTURE
PLAN TO DO
WOULD LIKE TO DO
DON'T PLAN TO DO
OTHER LINKS
DEDICATED SITES
DIRECTORIES & SEARCH ENGINES
SITES WITH BACKGROUND INFO
-JUST THE 'FACTS'
-MORE DETAILS
SITES WITH NEWS & ARTICLES
SITES ON DEMOCRACY
SITES ON MAKING DIFFERENCE
SITES ON WOMEN
SITES WITH REUNION INFO
SITES ON NIGERIAN SCAMS
SITES CONTAINING LINKS
SEARCH SITE
SEARCH THIS SITE
SEARCH OTHER SITES
ONLINE NIGERIAN BUSINESSES
GUIDELINES
COMPANY LIST
OTHER LINKS ON BUSINESSES
NIGERIAN ORGANIZATIONS
NIGERIAN-RELATED HUMOR
PROVERBS
THE KID ZONE
STORIES
GAMES
SEND FREE WEBCARD
EVENTS
THE LOVE ZONE
SCAM INFORMATION
HOMEWORK HELP
ASK OR ANSWER QUESTIONS
FIND SOMEONE
LINK TO SITE
SITE AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
SIGN OR READ GUESTBOOK
SITE GOALS
MY "THANK-YOU"S
ONLINE AFFILIATES
USEFUL UTILITIES
CONTACT WEBDIVA
MY OTHER PAGES
BOOMIE'S HOME PAGE
BOOMIE'S LINKS
BOW WEB SERVICES
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LOCATION
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- Nigeria is in West Africa.
- The geographic coordinates are: 10 00 N, 8 00 E
- Nigeria's borders are:
- Niger on the North
- Cameroon on the East
- the Atlantic Ocean on the South
- Benin on the West
- Population information has been moved to the people page.
- Land size, climate, etc is found below.
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MAP
The map below shows all the states to date, with their capital locations indicated by dots.
Obviously, because the map above is 'custom', and because any artistic ability I used to have disappeared in college, this map is not going to be accurate to every single curve/crack to the exact millimeter. But it gives you the general idea.
I have been asked for maps of Nigeria, kind of like city maps. As soon as I can find some, I will put links to them from this site, but for right now, this is the most detailed map of the country that I can find online.
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STATES, CAPITALS & LINKS
Nigeria now consists of 36 states, but not all maps you find today will have all the new states (most of the other ones I've seen on the net show 30, but that is out of date).
The capital of Nigeria used to be Lagos until 1991, and is still referred to as the capital in some of the documentation you will find.
The current capital is Abuja (also called Federal Capital Territory), which is not really a state, but takes portions of a few different states (at that time, the states were Niger, Kogi, and Plateau...but the section of Plateau taken is now part of Nassarawa). As you can see from the map above, it is centrally located in the nation, whereas Lagos is at one corner of the nation.
The following table lists in alphabetical order the states and their capitals. For other towns and cities, click on the name of the state or the capital.
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LAND & CLIMATE
LAND
- Total Area: 923,770 sq. km. / 356,700 sq. miles
- Total Land Area: 910,770 sq. km. / 351650 sq. miles (the rest is water)
- Total Land Boundaries: 4047 km. / 2514 miles
- Coastline: 853 km. / 530 miles
- Irrigated Land: 9570 sq. km / 3695 sq miles (1993 estimate)
- 1993 estimated land use:
- arable land: 33%
- permanent crops: 3%
- permanent pastures: 44%
- forests and woodland: 12%
- other: 8%
- Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Highest Point: Chappal Waddi: 2.419 km / 1.503 miles
CLIMATE
With Nigeria being between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer, it gets pretty hot. Specifically, there are 2 main 'temperature regions'. The tropical region in the South usually has temperatures around 90°F and the subtropical regions in the North have temperatures between 60°F and 100°F. The temperature there is actually measured in Centigrade.
There are 2 main seasons. One of the seasons is called rainy season, so named because we get a lot of rain, usually lasts from about May until September in the North, and about March to November in the South. The other one is called the dry season, so named because we do not get as much rain, and that lasts the remainder of the year. In the South, there is also a period around December till January called the Harmattan season, during which it gets cold and dry, sometimes cold enough to need sweaters (okay Minnesotans and Canadians, stop laughing).
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RIVERS
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 The names of the major rivers that flow through Nigeria are the river Niger (which is where Nigeria gets it's name), and the river Benue. The 'end' region where the Niger river meets the ocean is commonly referred to as 'Delta'. This map shows a very simple illustration of their route.
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Of course, there are other rivers, including Anambra, Cross River, Gongola, Hadejia, Ka, Kaduna, Katsin-Ala, Kamadugu, Ogun, Osun, Owena, Osse, Sokoto, Yedseram, Yobe, and Zamfara.
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TOWNS & CITIES
To keep this page shorter, the towns and cities have been moved to a new page.
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