Nigeria - Culture Smart! - The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (Lemieux Diane)(Paperback)

Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa with an internal market of 150 million people and an economy growing at around 8 percent a year, is potentially Africa s next powerhouse. It is nearly one and a half times the size of Texas, with a landmass varying from sandy beaches and tropical jungles, to plains, mountains, and desert. This important West African nation is made up of 250 culturally distinct ethno-linguistic groups. The largest communities are the Hausa in the north, rooted in the Islamic city-states of the famed trans-Saharan trade routes; the Yoruba of the southwest, where ancient kingdoms nurtured some of Africa s best-known art forms; and the Igbo of the southeast, where decentralized, egalitarian communities have produced many of the country s most successful traders and businessmen. Nigeria has had a bad press: international reports of violence, corruption, and
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