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Hey, its me, Chukuameka! Today i'm going to be taking you on a grand tour of my country, Nigeria! You'll learn fascinating things about Nigeria such as the cultural landscape, geography, and population! Lets hop into this adventure!

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Nigeria is an African country located on the Gulf of Guinea which has many landmarks and wildlife reserves! Nigeria is the most populous black nation on the planet. It's my home and the home to the second largest film industry on the globe while being a large hub for fashion and technology! The overall culture of Nigeria is very diverse and vibrant including language. I speak Igbo! The three main languages spoken in Nigeria include English, Igbo, and Yoruba. Nigeria also holds the position of the richest country in Africa, having a GDP of about $480 billion. There are many other aspects that contribute to the overall landscape of Nigeria!

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The absolute location of Nigeria is 9.0820 degrees North, and 8.6753 degrees east. How cool! Nigeria is Bordered to the North by Niger, to the east by Chad and Cameroon, To the south by The Gulf of Guinea, and West by Benin. I live in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. Lagos, the former capital, retains its standing as the country’s leading commercial and industrial city.

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That's me! I'm wearing traditional clothing from my Igbo culture! Igbo is also my native language! There are many colorful and different cultures in Nigeria!

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This is the population pyramid of Nigeria!

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I belong near the 20-24 year age percentile! There are a lot of young people here because Nigeria is on at a late stage two of the Demographic Transition Model. Whoa, that's a big word! The frequency of each age group is also largely affected by migration patterns. I myself migrated to Abuja 5 years ago and am loving it. What really pulled me to move to Nigeria were the amazing Labor markets! My whole family joined me except for my brother because he could not find a good job here. He also couldn't handle the Political Crisis going on!

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These are kids from the school I work at celebrating their own unique culture. Did you know there are over 527 languages spoken in Nigeria? And 100 Dialects!

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One of my favorite places to go on my day off is the hotels and Night clubs in the city! They provide alcoholic beverages everywhere but I don't drink. Don't drink kids! its bad for you! Somedays' I celebrate my culture by partaking in native dances, feasts, and more! Language is one of the most important aspects to my culture and any other culture in Nigeria. The three most dominant language groups include Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo ; I'm Igbo which is part of the Congo Language family.
The two largest religions in Nigeria are Islam and Christianity; Islam being mostly concentrated in the North(53%) and Christianity in the south(49%). I live right in the middle in Abuja but I'm Christian!

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Nigeria was not always independent you know! Nigeria was ruled by the British empire from the mid-19th century until 1960 when Nigeria achieved independence.  The British had a big influence on Nigeria in regards to the slave trade in the 1800s; the British prohibited the slave trade to the British.

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 Have you ever wondered what the shape of Nigeria is? Im not talking about actual shapes like a square. 

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Because Nigeria has such a large population of people in a small are, Its classified as a compact state! It always gets crowded what I'm heading to work in the mornings!
Nigeria has been through a lot and I feel for the country. The history of the political crisis in Nigeria today stems from the need to control power at the center by the various region starting from the Kano riot of 1953 to this day.
Interesting Fact! Nigeria has a Federal republic government meaning the power of the central government is limited by law to create individual states/provinces with certain degrees of self-government.
An Anglo-French treaty of 14 June 1898 determined the boreders in Nigeria, and extended it northward up to the river Niger.

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Nigeria can sometimes be a scary place to live! Sometimes I'm scared that terrorism and political up risings will come to my home.

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Let's go run some errands! When I go out to run errands, I always wear a short-sleeved shirt and shorts because it's really hot where I live! Tropical climates love to reside in Nigeria! Although there are occasional floods in the Northern and southern regions like in 2021, Nigeria is hotter than fire! Apart from the blazing sun, One thing I actually enjoy in Nigeria is the food; Oh how I love food! Nigeria's Major agricultural imports include sesame seeds, cashew nuts, cocoa beans, ginger, frozen shrimp, and cotton! I absolutely love Cashew nuts!

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That's my all time favorite Nigerian dish! This dish is called Jellof rice 

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You know I love food, especially Nigeria food. One of my top favorite popular Nigerian food include Jellof Rice, Chicken stew, Ngwo Ngwo which is goat pepper soup, and Egusi which is melon seed soup! These are only some amazing dished you can find in Nigeria; there are many more dished belonging to different cultured in Nigeria.

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I live Northeast of a mega city in Nigeria(Abuja); Lagos with a population of over 15 million people! I traveled to Lagos last summer! Lagos is a major financian centre an is the economic hub of Lagos state and overall Nigeria. Lagos has a big influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politices, tourism, art, and fashion.

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One of the to multinational corporations in Nigeria include Botling Company Multinational specializes on Fast consumer Movable Goods(FMCG), 9mobile Multinational specializes on Telecommunication, and Accenture consulting Multinational. That's so cool!
I love playing sports! One of the biggest sports played in Nigeria include football(In america its called soccer!), basketball, and Running!
As you know, Nigeria has a very large population. So many people are moving into urbanized areas, it is creating urban sustanability Challenges including desertification, pollution, habitat loss, soil erosion, CO2 emissions, and flooding!

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Nigeria is a less developed country with an HDI of 0.539. I like staying at home but sometimes it's good to get out of the house. Did you know women in the sound are expected to be housekeepers while the men are the ones going out and working? This is practiced heavily in Northern Nigeria. Because less developed countries tend to have an agricultural-based economy, Nigeria has a fairly large percentage of its population working in the primary sector and people working in the quarinaty sector are few. I love that Nigeria is a medium-income, mixed economy with a big petroleum industry. It

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Although Nigeria is an amazing semi periphery place to visit and explore, it does have its fair share of environmental challenges such as air/water pollution, deforestation, and desertification.

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There you have it folks! A grand tour of Nigeria! Hope you enjoyed and consider visiting! Some visiting sites I would recommend are Lagos, Abuja, Kano, and Lekk!

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