Nigeria (Capital: Abuja)
US launches ‘powerful strikes’ against Islamic State in Nigeria.
Political Features
- Location: West African country.
- Bordering Countries: Niger (north), Chad and Cameroon (east), and Benin (west).
- Bordering Water Bodies: Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.
Geographical Features
- Vegetation: Savanna vegetation and it also forms part of Sahel Region (semiarid transitional zone between Sahara Desert and Savannah ecosystem in Africa).
- Major rivers: Niger, Benue, Kaduna etc.
- Lake Chad: Freshwater Lake located at the conjunction of Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger.
- Major Mountains: Chappal Waddi, Mount Dimlang, etc.
