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PRESENTATION OFFICIAL NAME : REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA GEOGRAPHICAL
SITUATION : Nigeria is limited to the
west by Benin, to the north by Niger and Chad, to the east by Cameroon and
to the south by the Gulf of Benin. AREA : 198 345 sq miles CLIMATE : Humid tropical type. 2 distinct climatic
zones are to be distinguished : CAPITAL : POPULATION :
HEALTH - EDUCATION : POLITICAL DATA :
President of the Republic : Chief Aremu OLUSEGUN OBASANJO
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS : The Republic of Nigeria is a member of several regional and international organizations, among which : Commonwealth of British Nations, OCI, Lake Chad Basin Commission, APC, CEDEAO, OPEP, ECOMOG…FINANCIAL BACKERS : BAD, BEI, WORLD BANK, AFD,…
ECONOMY AND FINANCE : CURRENCY : Naira
FISHING : Nigeria does not profit from the
richest waters of the Center-East Atlantic. As a consequence, it has developped
its continental fishing and has become the largest halieutic market of all
Africa and achieves 6.1% of the African fishing production. The bulk of the
production is consumed by the interior market. The frozen fish distribution
companies dominate the food chain: IBRU Organization, INLAKS Group, PRIMLAKS
Group. FOREST : Total area : 198 345 sq miles, of which more than 7.41 million acres are productive. Like many other African countries, Nigeria faces the problem of desertification : each year 1.5 million acres of forest are destroyed. The south and center bear large forests and produce namely teck, gmelina, eucalyptus and pine. Vast replanting programs have been launched. Reserves and national parks cover 36,676 square miles (10% of the country's area), of which 80% are savannas and 20% fully-grown trees. The MINING SECTOR : Nigeria abounds with unexpoited
wealth. Thus the Direction of Mines put its efforts into the extraction of
gold, baryte, bentonite, kaolin, lead and zinc. Of excellent quality, Nigerian
kaolin supplies only 10% of the demand for 400,000 tons per year.
The TIMBER INDUSTRY numbers 8 transformation factories, sawing being its leading activity, followed by plywood manufacturing. CHEMISTRY and PARACHEMISTRY : This sector developped
itself following the oil sector from 1975 onwards; it comprises 5 main branches
: detergents, soaps, etc... - pharmaceutical products - paint and adhesives
- industrial gas - fertilizers. PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY : Some sixty enterprises
operate in this sector, The TEXTILE
INDUSTRY : A leading Nigerian transformation industry, alongside
food processing. This industry remained one of the most active, despite the
various crises undergone by Nigeria. The aged equipment has been modernized.
This has helped Nigeria wait for the economic upturn in Western African countries.
HARBOURS : The main ones : Lagos/Apapa Port/Tincan
Island/Isadora ROADS : 151,606 miles (of which 18,640 miles of
federal roads, including 932 miles of highways). Though it is the best in
all Western Africa, the Nigerian road network is not sufficiently maintained.
The World Bank has allocated several loans for the rehabilitation of some
sections of the road network. POST & TELECOMMUNICACTIONS : About 2 telephone lines for 1,000 inhabitants. The demand is estimated to be 4 times the number of lines in service. The government has appealed to the World Bank who accepted to co-finance a project for the rehabilitation and extension of the Nigerian network. PRIVATIZATIONS - HISTORY & CIVILIZATION - ADDRESS BOOK…
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PRIMARY SECTOR
AGRICULTURE : About 176 million acres
are cultivated, but only one million benefit modern techniques, while the
rest settle for archaïc methods. Silos have been built and their global
storage capacity reaches 225,000 tons. The main crops are green coffee, cotton
seed, natural rubber, corn, rice paddy and pineapple. According to the COLEACP
bulletin, Nigeria is the leader in yam production.
Made up by small and medium size businesses, and a few large companies,
the Nigerian industry may be qualified a nascent industry, but each state
is eagerly developping its industry.
