The Republic of Niger is a country in west Africa. It has a total area of 1,267,000 km2. The climate is desert, mostly hot, dry, dusty and tropical in the extreme south. The terrain is predominately desert plains and sand dunes with flat to rolling plains in the south and hills in the north. Natural resources are uranium, coal, iron ore, tin and phosphates. The religion is 80% SunniMuslim, with the remainder indigenous beliefs and Christians. The official language is French with Hausa and Djerma also spoken. The area of Niger became a part of French West Africa in 1901 and achieved self-government in 1920 and full independence in 1960. Research Niger
The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country in west Africa. The climate is tropical in the centre and arid in the north. The terrain is southern lowlands that merge into central hills and plateaus with mountains in the south- east and plains in the north. Natural resources are crude oil, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc and natural gas. The religion is 50% Muslim, 40% Christian, 10% indigenous beliefs. The official language is English with Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani, and about 500 other indigenous languages also widely used.
Nigeria was a British protectorate from the 19th century, becoming a federation in 1954 and independent as a constitutional monachy in 1960 and a republic in 1963. Research Nigeria
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