Theory question 104
Nigeria: Physical SettingFor candidates in Nigeria: (a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria. On the map, locate and name; (i) the Gulf of Guinea; (ii) the Bight of Bonny; (iii) latitude 14°N; (iv) the country to the Western border; (v) the Federal Capital Territory. (b) Describe the size and location if Nigeria in relation to other countries of West Africa.
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(a) Gulf of Guinea south of Nigeria; Bight of Bonny in the south-east (off Port Harcourt/Calabar); latitude 14°N along the northern border with Niger; Republic of Benin on the western border; FCT (Abuja) in the centre.
(b) Size: about 923,768 km²; one of the largest countries in West Africa (about one-seventh of the region's area), larger than Ghana several times; the most populous country in Africa. Location: between latitudes 4°N and 14°N and longitudes 3°E and 15°E; in the eastern part of West Africa; bordered by Benin (west), Niger (north), Chad (north-east), Cameroon (east) and the Atlantic/Gulf of Guinea (south).
Give both latitude-longitude position and neighbouring countries.