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Although the country of Nigeria is fairly new, the area's history stretches back for thousands of years. The town of Nok in central Nigeria was once the home of a culture that existed more than 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists have found many of their clay carvings. Hundreds of thousands of years before the Nok culture, ancient people in Nigeria began making stone tools and eventually learned to farm and keep animals. In the 1600's, many Africans became victims of the European slave trade. Millions of people lost their freedom. In the 1800's, the British defeated many of Nigeria's tribal kingdoms and created the colony of Nigeria. They ruled the country until 1960.

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Poor healthcare, living conditions and a lack of access to good water means Nigeria has a low general standard of living. The life expectancy is on average just 52 years.

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Nigeria has a rich culture, and sports have contributed a lot to these customs, starting off with the traditional sport of Nigeria which is called Dambe Boxing, a Hausa Martial Sports held on festivals. In the early days, Dambe Boxing means practicing military skills, yet the game is now only played as a means of achieving personal prestige, demonstrating masculinity, and bringing honor to one’s family and village. In Nigeria, along with many other countries where Football is a popular sport, the country was able to be successful at the sport. Super Eagles, its national team, competes regularly for international titles and has made its mark in global sports competitions when regarded as one of the best teams in Africa and was ranked 10th in the world.

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Q: What is the capital of Nigeria?
a. Imo
b. Oyo
c. Benue
d. Abuja

Q: What does the white represent on the Nigerian Flag?
a. Peace
b. People
c. Family
d. Money

Q: What is Nigeria's most rare animal?
a. Elephant
b. Lion
c. Monkey
d. Hyena

Q: What percentage of Nigerians are Christian?
a. 30%
b. 90%
c. 40%
d. 50%

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The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the head of state and head of the national executive of Nigeria. The President of Nigeria is also the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The President is elected in national elections which take place every four years. The first President of Nigeria was Nnamdi Azikiwe, who took office on 1 October 1963. The current President, Muhammadu Buhari, took office on 29 May 2015 as the 15th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria, in the middle of the country. The skyline of the city, which was built largely in the 1980s, is dominated by Aso Rock, an enormous monolith. It rises up behind the Presidential Complex, which houses the residence and offices of the Nigerian president in the Three Arms Zone on the eastern edge of the city. Nearby are the National Assembly and the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The population of Abuja is 6,000,000.

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The current population of Nigeria is 190,803,849 as of Tuesday, April 18, 2017, based on the latest United Nations estimates. Nigeria population is equivalent to 2.55% of the total world population. Nigeria ranks number 7 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. The total land area is 351,662 sq. miles. 49.9 % of the population is urban (95,764,092 people in 2017). The median age in Nigeria is 18 years.

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List of Nigerian states by population - Wikipedia

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The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures.

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Nigeria derives its name from the river Niger, which is the largest and longest river in West Africa. The river covers a distance of about 2,600 miles from its source in the Highlands of Guinea, inside south-eastern Guinea. It follows its course in a crescent through Niger, Mali, along the boarder with Benin, then getting into Nigeria. The river eventually empties its water into the Atlantic Ocean via the Gulf of Guinea after passing through a huge delta referred to as the Niger delta.

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Nigeria's capital is Abuja.
The Niger and Benue River valleys make up Nigeria's most expansive region, merging into each other to form a distinctive 'Y' shape. The Mambilla Plateau, the highest in the country, forms the area southeast of the Benue, and is punctuated by hills and mountains, extending into the border with Cameroon.

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The largest groups are the Hausa in the north, the Yoruba in the southwest and the Igbo (or Ibo) in the southeast, who account for around a fifth of the population each. Other large groups include the Ijaw in the east and the Fulani in the north.

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The Flag of Nigeria was designed in 1959 and first officially hoisted on October 1, 1960. The flag is a horizontal bicolor of green and white. The two green stripes represent Nigeria's natural wealth, while the white band represents peace

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Boko Haram, referred to by themselves as al-Wilāyat al-Islāmiyya Gharb Afrīqiyyah,  is an Islamic extremist group based in northeastern Nigeria, also active in Chad, Niger and northern Cameroon. The group was led by Abubakar Shekau.
Boko Haram was responsible for the brutal deaths of more than 400 people in and around Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria in February and early March 2014. Among its victims were children watching a soccer match and dozens of male students at a public college in Yobe State, many of whom were burned or shot to death. The group was also blamed for a rush-hour bomb set off in April at a bus station in Nyanya, a city on the outskirts of the capital, Abuja, that killed more than 70 people.
In April, the group kidnapped about 280 girls from a school in the northeast with the intention of making the girls sex slaves.

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Nigeria has a federal republic. It has executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. The National Assembly constitutes the legislative branch of government, the president exercises executive authority and the Supreme Court is the nation's highest court.

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Nigeria, an African country on the Gulf of Guinea, has many natural landmarks and wildlife reserves. Protected areas such as Cross River National Park and Yankari National Park have waterfalls, dense rainforest, savanna and rare primate habitats. One of the most recognizable sites is Zuma Rock, a 725m-tall monolith outside the capital of Abuja that’s pictured on the national currency.

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With so many groups and cultures, foods vary. But traditional meals are often based around a starchy staple. In southern parts, this can be made from maize/corn, yams, cassava/manioc or plantains. These are dried and then ground into flour to make a thick paste or dough. In northern areas, grains such as millet and sorghum are used to make a porridge-like staple.

Soups or stews are often served with the starchy staple.

Rice is also popular, though not enough is grown domestically to meet demand.

A wide range of fruits grow across southern parts of Nigeria; papaya, pineapples, oranges, mangoes, African bread fruit and bananas are common.

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Nigerian society varies greatly between urban and rural areas, across ethnic and religious borders, and with levels of education. Still, most Nigerians share a strong attachment to family and especially to children, clearly differentiated roles for men and women, a hierarchical social structure, and the dominance of religion in shaping community values.

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The different genres of music in Nigeria include Hip Hop, Reggae, and Gospel.

Nigeria also has traditional instruments, which include the percussion and string instruments.

In the 20th century, Nigeria produced many classical composers: Fela Sowande, Joshua Uzoigwe, Akin Euba, and Godwin Sadoh.

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Nigerian clothing for women include:
buba, kaba, iro, gele and iborun or ipele

Nigerian clothing for men include:
buba, fila, sokoto, abeti-aja and agbada.

Other than traditional attire, the people also wear western attires.

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There are over 521 languages that have been spoken in Nigeria (at least 9 of them are now extinct). The official language of Nigeria is English. The other major languages are Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Urhobo, Ibibio, Edo, Fulfulde, and Kanuri.

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It is estimated that 50 percent of Nigerians are Muslim, 40 percent are Christian, and that the remaining 10 percent practice various indigenous religions.

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Some of Nigeria's major crops include beans, sesame, cashew nuts, cocoa beans, and maize(corn).
Also, Nigeria is home to numerous families of flowering plants, including Meliaceae, Leguminosae, Moraceae and Sterculiaceae.

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Nigeria boasts many exotic animal species, including lions, African elephants, hyena's, baboons, and severely endangered white-throat monkeys. Lion's are currently the most rare.

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Nigeria's location in the tropics have given the county a very hot and tropical climate