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****Nearly 1 in 6 Africans is a Nigerian. Demography Nigeria has the largest population of any African country—over 123 million people. ****Nearly 1 in 6 Africans is a Nigerian. *Nearly 45% of its people are under age 14.

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Location Nigeria is in West Africa, along the eastern coast of the Gulf of Guinea, and just north of the equator. It is bordered on the west by Benin, on the north by Niger and Chad, and on the east by Cameroon. Nigeria is about twice the size of California.

Language English is the official language of Nigeria, used in all government interactions and in state-run schools. In a country with more than 250 individual tribal languages, English is the only language common to most people.

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Geography Nigeria has three main environmental regions: savanna, tropical forests, and coastal wetlands. The Niger and Benue Rivers come together in the center of the country, creating a "Y" that splits Nigeria into three separate sections. This "Y" marks the boundaries of the three major ethnic groups, with the Hausa in the north, the Yoruba in the southwest, and the Igbo in the southeast.

Government Nigeria is a republic, with the president acting as both head of state and head of government. Nigeria has had a long history of coup d'état, military rule, and dictatorship. Nigerian leaders have a history of doing whatever it takes to stay in power and to hold on to the wealth that this power has given them.

Dept. of State Warning Nigeria June 03, 2013 The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends that U.S. citizens avoid all travel to Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states because of the proclamation on May 14, 2013, by the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria of States of Emergency in those three states. The ability of the Mission to provide assistance to U.S. citizens in those states remains severely limited. The Department also continues to recommend against all but essential travel to the following states due to the risk of kidnappings, robberies, and other armed attacks: Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, and Zamfara. The Department also warns against travel to the Gulf of Guinea because of the threat of piracy. Based on safety and security risk assessments, the Embassy maintains restrictions for travel by U.S. officials to all northern Nigerian states (in addition to those listed above); officials must receive advance clearance by the U.S. Mission for any travel deemed as mission-essential. U.S. citizens should be aware that extremists could expand their operations beyond northern Nigeria to the country's middle and southern states. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning for Nigeria dated December 21, 2012.

Government Warning http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5985.html