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Between Nigeria and America

•Many languages spoken

•Have capitol cities

•Often have weather issues

•Air pollution is a severe problem – oil spills and factories are major contributors.

•Many different ethnic groups inhabit the population – Hausa and Fulan 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo 18%, Asian, native Americans, whites.

•Different religions- Muslim, Christian, Catholic

•Presidential leaders- Barack Obama and Rupiah Banda are both african american.

•English being the official language-English is the official language of both countries

•Sports are a huge part of the culture- soccer, swimming, and wrestling are very popular sports

•Every tribe speaks a different language- with more than 250 different languages spoken, english is 50% of that.

•Play different sports such as polo and cricket that are uncommon in the U.S.

•126,000,000 million people in Nigeria alone

•Main languages are Yoruba, Iba, Hausa

•People are extremely friendly- when making meals they always make extra for anyone who might stop by.

•There are 36 states-compared to Americas 50

•Greetings are very important to them, they don’t just say hey what’s up.

•Yams, rice, an cassava are the main stays of the Nigerian diet as well as fish and poultry.

•Wildlife such as fish are very different.

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