GCSE Geography - Nigeria, a Newly Emerging Economy NOT COMPLETE

Where is Nigeria located?

Nigeria is a large country in East Africa, it is located on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by countries such as Cameroon and Chad

Biggest city and population of it

Lagos (not capital) with 13 million people

Main wealth source

Oil extraction

Population and stage of the demographic transition model

180,000,000 people and stage 3 of DTM

Political difficulties in Nigeria

Only gained independence from Britain in 1960 and the inexperience in running its own affairs meant there were power struggles, coups, corruption, military dictators and even a civil war.

Impacts of political stability from 1999

Free, fair elections and lots more interest in investment

Social difficulties for Nigeria

Very ethnically divided which has often led to conflict that on one occasion led to civil war

GDP per capita in South and North East

Lots of inequality as in the south it is $3617 and in North East it is $292

Percentage of kids going to school in urban and rural areas

There is also inequality in education

Urban - 60%

Rural - 30%

Differences in rainfall

Very high annual rainfall in the south but less than 400mm in the North where the Sahel reaches to and is almost a desert

Groups Nigeria is part of and contributions

UN - 5th largest supplier of peacekeeping troops

African Union - planning and peace keeping

OPEC - stabilising oil prices to enable worldwide economic growth

Nigeria’s exports

Crude and refined oil, gas, cocoa, rubber and cotton

Nigeria’s imports

Vehicles, mobile phones, rice and wheat

Primary product dependent

Depending on the low value primary sector for the large majority of your income

Where does Nigeria export to?

USA, India and Brazil