Creps
2 AFRICA
NIGERIA
Basic Information:
Nigeria, country located on the western coast of Africa. Nigeria has a diverse geography, with climates ranging from arid to humid equatorial. However, Nigeria’s most diverse feature is its people. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the country, including Yoruba, Igbo, Fula, Hausa, Edo, Ibibio, Tiv, and English. The country has abundant natural resources, notably large deposits of petroleum and natural gas.
Facts:
1. Nigeria is the seventh-most populous country in the world, home to more than 200 million people.
2. While there are a number of different religions practiced in Nigeria, the majority of the population is either Christian or Muslim.
3. Nigeria is a diverse multi-ethnic country with more than 520 spoken languages. While English is the official language, Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo are also major languages in the country.
4. The country's film industry, known as Nollywood, is one of the largest film producers in the world, second only to India's Bollywood.
5. Nigeria is home to Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa. Dangote's business interests in agriculture, banking, cement, manufacturing, salt and sugar have earned his net worth of more than $12 billion.