Outline of Nigeria explained

See also: Index of Nigeria-related articles.

Federal Republic of Nigeria  - sovereign country located in West Africa.^[1] Nigeria is a federal constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory. Nigeria borders the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast lies on the Gulf of Guinea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, in the south. The capital of Nigeria is Abuja.

The people of Nigeria have an extensive history, and archaeological evidence shows that human habitation of the area dates back to at least 9000 BC.^[2] The Benue-Cross River area is thought to be the original homeland of the Bantu migrants who spread across most of central and southern Africa in waves between the 1st millennium BC and the 2nd millennium.

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the eighth most populous country in the world with a population of over 140 million. The country is listed among the "Next Eleven" economies, and is one of the fastest growing in the world with the International Monetary Fund projecting growth of 9% in 2008 and 8.3% in 2009.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Nigeria:

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Nigeria
• Official English country name: The Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Nigerian
• Demonym(s):
• ISO country codes: NG, NGA, 566
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ng

Geography of Nigeria

Geography of Nigeria

• Nigeria is: a country
• Population of Nigeria: 148,093,000 - 8th most populous country
• Area of Nigeria: 923,768 km²
• Atlas of Nigeria

Location

• Nigeria is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • West Africa
• Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
• Extreme points of Nigeria
  • High: Chappal Waddi 24190NaN0
  • Low: Lagos Island -0.20NaN0
• Land boundaries: 4,047 km

1,690 km

1,497 km

773 km

87 km

• Coastline: Gulf of Guinea 853 km

Environment of Nigeria

Environment of Nigeria

• Climate of Nigeria
• Environmental issues in Nigeria
• Ecoregions in Nigeria
• Renewable energy in Nigeria
• Protected areas of Nigeria
  • National parks of Nigeria
• Wildlife of Nigeria
  • Fauna of Nigeria
    • Birds of Nigeria
    • Mammals of Nigeria

Natural geographic features of Nigeria

• Glaciers in Nigeria: none ^[7]
• Islands of Nigeria
• Mountains of Nigeria
  • Volcanoes in Nigeria
• Rivers of Nigeria

Olumirin Water Falls, Erin Ijesa, Oriade Local Government Area, Osun State.

• World Heritage Sites in Nigeria

Regions of Nigeria

Regions of Nigeria

Ecoregions of Nigeria

List of ecoregions in Nigeria

• Ecoregions in Nigeria

Administrative divisions of Nigeria

Municipalities of Nigeria

• Capital of Nigeria: Abuja and former capital Lagos
• Cities of Nigeria
• Villages of Nigeria

Demography of Nigeria

Demographics of Nigeria

Government and politics of Nigeria

Politics of Nigeria

• Form of government: federal presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Nigeria: Abuja
• Elections in Nigeria
• Political parties in Nigeria

Branches of the government of Nigeria

Government of Nigeria

Executive branch of the government of Nigeria

• Head of state: President of Nigeria,
• Head of government: President of Nigeria
• Cabinet of Nigeria

Legislative branch of the government of Nigeria

• Parliament of Nigeria (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Nigeria
  • Lower house: House of Representatives of Nigeria

Judicial branch of the government of Nigeria

Court system of Nigeria

• Supreme Court of Nigeria

Foreign relations of Nigeria

Foreign relations of Nigeria

• Diplomatic missions in Nigeria
• Diplomatic missions of Nigeria

International organization membership

The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a member of:^[1]

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 15 (G15)
• Group of 24 (G24)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
• United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Nigeria

Law of Nigeria

• Cannabis in Nigeria
• Constitution of Nigeria
• Crime in Nigeria
• Human rights in Nigeria
  • LGBT rights in Nigeria
• Law enforcement in Nigeria

Military of Nigeria

Military of Nigeria

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Nigeria
• Forces
  • Army of Nigeria
  • Navy of Nigeria
  • Air Force of Nigeria
• Military history of Nigeria

Local government in Nigeria

Local government in Nigeriacharacteristic of local government in Nigeria

History of Nigeria

See main article: History of Nigeria and Timeline of Nigerian history.

History by period

• Before 1500
• 1500 to 1800
• Colonial era
• First Nigerian Republic (1963 to 1966)
• Second Nigerian Republic (1979 to 1983)
• Third Nigerian Republic (1993)
• Fourth Nigerian Republic (1999 to present)

History of Nigeria by region

• History of Northern Nigeria

History of Nigeria by subject

• Economic history of Nigeria
• Military history of Nigeria

Culture of Nigeria

Culture of Nigeria

• Architecture of Nigeria
• Chieftaincy of Nigeria
• Cuisine of Nigeria
• Festivals in Nigeria
• Languages of Nigeria
• Media in Nigeria
• Museums in Nigeria
• National symbols of Nigeria
  • Coat of arms of Nigeria
  • Flag of Nigeria
  • National anthem of Nigeria
• People of Nigeria
• Prostitution in Nigeria
• Public holidays in Nigeria
• Religion in Nigeria
  • Christianity in Nigeria
  • Hinduism in Nigeria
  • Islam in Nigeria
• Social class in Nigeria
• World Heritage Sites in Nigeria

Art in Nigeria

• Cinema of Nigeria
• Heraldry in Nigeria
• Literature of Nigeria
• Music of Nigeria
• Video gaming in Nigeria

Sports in Nigeria

Sports in Nigeria

• Football in Nigeria
• Nigeria at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Nigeria

Economy of Nigeria

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 41st (forty-first)
• Agriculture in Nigeria
• Banking in Nigeria
• Communications in Nigeria
  • Internet in Nigeria
• Companies of Nigeria
• Currency of Nigeria: Naira
  • ISO 4217: NGN
• Economic history of Nigeria
• Energy in Nigeria
  • Oil industry in Nigeria
• Health care in Nigeria
• Mining in Nigeria
• Nigeria Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Nigeria
• Transport in Nigeria
  • Airports in Nigeria
  • Rail transport in Nigeria
• Water supply and sanitation in Nigeria

Education in Nigeria

Education in Nigeria

See also

• Index of Nigeria-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Nigeria-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

This the problem that arise from the large land mass of Nigeria

External links

Government

• Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria - 1999
• Interactive Map of Nigeria

News

• Vanguard daily newspaper
• This Day daily newspaper

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 2, 2009. Nigeria. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
2. McIntosh, Susan Keech, Current directions in west African prehistory. Palo Alto, Calif.: Annual Reviews Inc., 1981. 215-258 p.: ill.
3. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2008/CAR021508A.htm IMF Survey: Nigeria Needs Sustained Reforms to Build on Success
4. http://allafrica.com/stories/200804140655.html allAfrica.com: Africa: IMF Forecasts 9 Percent Growth for Nigeria (Page 1 of 1)
5. http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20080229153046 The Punch: IMF predicts 9% GDP growth rate for Nigeria
6. http://www.independentngonline.com/news/head/article08

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7. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.