NIGERIA By Nataly Sevostyanova Form 7 «В»
GEOGRAFICAL POSITION Nigeria has an area of 923, 768. 00 sq. kilometers. It is bounded on the West by the Republic of Benin on the North by the Republic of Niger and on the East by the Federal Republic of Cameroon. Also it washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the South. Bounded-граничить
CAPITAL The capital of Nigeria is Abuja. There are 7 districts in it: 1. Central District 2. Garki District 3. Wuse District 4. Maitama District 5. Asokoro District 6. Gwarimpa District 7. Durumi District Abuja has 2 sister cities: 1. Toronto, Canada 2. Buffalo, USA District-район Sister cities- городовпобратимов
SOCIAL SYSTEM. PEOPLES. The population of Nigeria is 178. 000 people. Nigeria's population is equivalent to 2. 46% of the total world population.
CLIMATE Nigeria is wholly within the tropics, its climate varies from the tropical at the coast to subtropical further inland. There are two marked seasons: The rainy season lasting from April to October and the dry season from November to March. Absolute maximum temperature in the coastal areas of the south is 37°c while the absolute minimum temperature is 10°. The climate is drier further north where extremes of temperature range from 45° to 50° are common. Varies-меняться
ANIMAL LIFE In Nigeria live a lot of different animals. For example: Lions Chimpanzee Cross River gorilla African Elephants Buffalo
Lions Chimpanzee
Cross River Gorilla African Elephants
Buffalo
RIVERS AND LAKES The largest lake in Nigeria is Lake Chad, the size of which has varied over the centuries. Lake Chad is economically important, providing water to more than 68 million people living in the four countries surrounding it (Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria) on the edge of the Sahara Desert. The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea. Varied-меняться Providing-обеспечивать Edge-край
The Niger Lake Chad
INTERSTING FACTS Football is Nigeria’s national game Nigeria is officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a member of Commonwealth The main religions in Nigeria are Islam, Christianity, Yoruba Orisha and Ifa The currency of Nigeria is the Naira Nigeria is home to the world’s largest diversity of butterflies Currency-валюта Diversity-вид
