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Nigeria Geography 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/nigeria/nigeria_geography.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon Geographic coordinates 10 00 N, 8 00 E Map references Africa Area
Area - comparative slightly more than twice the size of California Land boundaries
Coastline 853 km Maritime claims
Climate varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north Terrain southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains insoutheast, plains in north Elevation extremes
Natural resources petroleum, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc, naturalgas Land use
Irrigated land 9,570 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards periodic droughts Environment - current issues soil degradation; rapid deforestation; desertification; recent droughtsin north severely affecting marginal agricultural activities Environment - international agreements
NOTE: The information regarding Nigeria on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nigeria Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nigeria Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |