Nigeria+by+Feliza

  What in the World are Cassava and Millet Doing in Nigeria!?? Millet and cassava are two of the staple foods in Nigeria. Five countries in West Africa (Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Senegal) produce 85% of the continent's total millet crop. In northern Nigeria, millet flour is used in making a popular fried cake known as "maso". For an ordinary supper, Nigerians eat dumplings made from ground millet and served with spicy onion-and-tomato sauce. Cassava leaves provide the same amount of protein as an egg. Although cassava is not quite nutritionally rich as maize, it grows well in poor soil with low rainfall (like Nigeria's soil). Millet and cassava are really important in Nigeria. [|CLICK HERE FOR A DESSERT FROM NIGERIA!] [|HUNGRY FOR AN APPETIZER FROM NIGERIA? CLICK HERE!] [|TO FIND OUT A NIGERIAN DRINK RECIPE CLICK HERE!!!]  Federal Republic of Nigeria is the official name of the country. Relative Location of Nigeria: Nigeria is in the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and is borderd by Benin, Niger, Chad, and Cam eroon. Population of Nigeria is 135,031,000 That's larger than California! Land area: 923,768 sq. km That's twice the size of California! Major Ethnic Groups: Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%,and Igbo[Ibo] 18% Major Languages:English(official),Hausa,Yoruba,Igbo,Fulanir Major Industries: Oil(fertilizer,crude oil,chemicals), Agricultural Products(cassava,millet,cocoa,peanuts,sorghum,corn,rice), Mining(tin,columbite,coal) Monetary Unit: Naira(one naira=100 kobo) Nigeria's Staple Foods: peanuts or ground nuts,yams,cassava,fish,rice,okra,bananas,guinea corn,millet,and palm nuts Festivals: Harvest Festival, Fishing Festival,Oshun Festival Government: The new government adopted a constitution providing for an elected president and an elected legislature. Elections in 1979 returned the government to civilian control, but its struggle to solve Nigeria's economic problems led to military takeovers in 1983 and 1985. [|TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT CLICK HERE!]