Nigeria

Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria) is a country located in west africa. It consists of thirty six states and one Federal Capital Territory, which is the state where the capital Abuja is located. Nigeria borders to Niger in the north, Benin in the west and Chad and Cameroon in the east. Nigeria is in many ways one of the most successful in Africa, especially in the moment. On world basis, Nigeria's economy is the fastest growing one. It is the most populous country in Africa, and the eight most populous country in the world with a population of 154,729,000. It is also the most populous ''black'' country. Their politic system is republic, and the president is called Umaru Yar'Adua. The name Nigeria comes from the great river Niger, which runs throughout Africa. The estimated number of languages and dialects in Nigeria is 521, but the main language is English. There are tons of natives and tribes, which leads to such a wide specter of languages. Nigeria became independent from the United Kingdom in 1914.