NATIONAL PROFILE 2011-2012 - ICYE

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…NigeriaLand boundaries:Total: 4,047 kmBorder Countries:Benin 773 kmCameroun 1,690 km, Chad 87 km,Niger 7,497 kmCoastline: 853KmLand in abundance in Nigeria for agricultural, industrial and commercial activitiesMaritime Claims:Continental Shelf: 200m depth or to the depth of exploitation. Exclusive Economic Zone: 200nm with maximumwater depth varying from 2600m to 3000 m.Territorial Waters: 30 nm (recently reduced to 12 nm)
…NigeriaClimate:Equatorial in the Niger Delta and costal areas, tropical up to the middle section and arid in the extreme north.Temperatures average from 23-31 degree C in the South with relatively high humidity and 18-35 degrees C inthe North. The Jos plateau and the eastern highlands moderate the temperatures, with maximum no morethan 28 degrees C and minimum sometimes as low as 14 degrees C in the period of November to February.Two main seasons-rainy and dry with length of the rainy season decreasing progressively from 9-12 months inthe south to under 5 months in the extreme north. The dry season commences from harmattan, a dry chillyspell that lasts till February or more recently early March and is associated with lower temperatures, a dustyand hazy atmosphere brought about by the North-Easterly winds blowing from across the Sahara. The hottestmonths are from February to March/early April. Annual rainfall ranges from 3,800 mm in the Niger Delta to 650mm at the north east of the country. There is usually a slight break in the rains of 2-3 weeks in late July andearly August in some parts of the south. Relief also affects the rainfall distribution.
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Page 6 and 7: …NigeriaMain Features:The followi
Page 8 and 9: …NigeriaPopulation:140,003,542 (D
Page 10 and 11: …NigeriaLiteracy:Definition: age
Page 12 and 13: …Bio-Diversity in NigeriaAreas of
Page 14 and 15: …People and ways of lifeThe Igbo
Page 16 and 17: …GovernmentAdministrative Divisio
Page 18 and 19: …GovernmentJudiciary:The Judiciar
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Page 26 and 27: Government RegulationsThere are var
Page 28 and 29: …EconomyAgriculture (Main Crops):
Page 30 and 31: …EconomyInfrastructures:Highways:
Page 32 and 33: TransportationApart from airplanes,
Page 34 and 35: SecurityAll Exchangees must obey th
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Page 38 and 39: Market SituationIn our local market
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