All of Nigeria's primary exports are both petroleum linked and rapidly rising in demand as fossil fuels near even higher levels of scarcity.
The top three are:
-Crude oil
-Natural Gas
-Timber
The top three imports for Nigeria come from the United States, China, and a range of surrounding African nations. These imports are:
-Drilling Equipment
-Passenger Cars
-Grain
This is a most prestigous blog that will entail much of Nigeria's profound distinctions as one of the fastest developing nations on the African continent.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
"Nigeria has had a democratically elected government for only 12 years." - Uneca.org
Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and the continent's leading oil producer. A former British colony, the country gained its independence in 1960. The Nigerian society is characterised by rivalry and tension between regions and ethno-religious groups. Despite the institution of a federal regime since independence, Nigerians have been under military rule longer than any other country. Following its announcement in October 1995, the military goverment, which ruled since 1983, handed over its power to a democratically elected government in 1999.
Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and the continent's leading oil producer. A former British colony, the country gained its independence in 1960. The Nigerian society is characterised by rivalry and tension between regions and ethno-religious groups. Despite the institution of a federal regime since independence, Nigerians have been under military rule longer than any other country. Following its announcement in October 1995, the military goverment, which ruled since 1983, handed over its power to a democratically elected government in 1999.
Nigerian Coast and its Benefits
Geography of Nigeria
Much of Nigeria's surface consists of ancient crystalline rocks of the African Shield. The geography in many ways mirrors that of the Mississippi Delta when nearing the coastal region of the nation. Having been subject to weathering and erosion for long periods, the characteristic landscape of this area is extensive level plains interrupted by occasional granite mountains. These features form a major landscape type of Nigeria and of West Africa as a whole. There are also smaller areas of younger granites found, for example, on the Jos Plateau. Sedimentary strata dating from various periods overlay the older rocks in many areas. The sedimentary areas typically consist of flat-topped ridges and dissected plateaus and a characteristic landscape of extensive plains and no major rocky outcrops. This landscape is generally true of the basins of the Niger and Benue rivers as well as the depressions of the Chad and Sokoto basins in the far northeast and northwest of the country, respectively.
Picture courtesy of: socialstudies.us.gov
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