Nigeria is the fourteenth largest country in Africa, with the largest population of any African nation (Jarrett, Harold Reginald, 1962). Nigeria is a land of great variety. It has hot, rainy swamplands, dry sandy areas, grassy plains, and tropical forests. Most Nigerians earn their living by farming, fishing, or herding. Since the late 1960's, profits from Nigeria's oil industry have brought new wealth to the nation. Nigeria has used this wealth to develop new industry, improve …showed first 75 words of 1198 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1198 total…can see this is a very cultured country, a lot different from the way that television portrays it to be. Work cited Reference: Book: Arnold Buy & Jarrett, Harold Reginald, (1962) <Tab/> Modern Nigeria <Tab/> London: Longman Book: Nduka, Otonti. (1964) Western education and the Nigerian cultural background Ibadan, Oxford University Press (pp 161-166) Encyclopedia: Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, (2003) Nigerian 20th century Biography Encyclopedias Nigeria In literature Encyclopedias