Nigeria is a large country in West Africa. On a map, Benin sits to its west and Cameroon to its east.

Nigeria is Nigeria 是 in West Africa西非 a large country的一個大國。 On a map在地圖上， Benin貝南 sits to its west在它的西邊， and Cameroon而喀麥隆 to its east在它的東邊。

People often call it an oil country, and that is fair — oil is a huge part of its money — though actually many Nigerians never see that wealth in ordinary life. The capital is Abuja, an inland city built for government; the biggest city, and the one you hear in news and songs, is Lagos on the coast.

People人們 often常 call it說它是 an oil country石油國家， and that is fair這樣說也算公道 — oil石油 is是 its money它的錢 a huge part of裡很大的一塊 — though actually不過其實 many Nigerians很多奈及利亞人 in ordinary life在日常生活裡 never see從來看不到 that wealth那筆財富。 The capital首都 is Abuja是阿布賈， an inland city一座內陸城市 built for government為了政府辦公而建的； the biggest city最大的城市， and the one you hear in news and songs也是你會在新聞和歌裡聽到的那一個， is Lagos是拉哥斯， on the coast在海岸邊。

Britain ruled the land for a long time, and Nigeria became its own country in 1960. Older books still print a 2014 population of about 175 million, but the country has grown a great deal since then and is now one of the most populated places in Africa.

Britain英國 ruled the land統治了這塊土地 for a long time很長一段時間， and Nigeria而奈及利亞 in 1960在 1960 年 became its own country成為自己的國家。 Older books比較舊的書 still print還印著 a 2014 population of about 175 million 2014 年約一億七千五百萬的人口數字， but但 the country這個國家 since then從那之後 has grown a great deal成長了非常多， and now現在 is是 in Africa非洲 one of the most populated places人口最多的地方之一。

A tidy first picture is “Muslims mainly in the north, Christians mainly in the south,” and that is a real pattern, though actually the middle of the country is mixed, and there are many peoples and languages, not two neat blocks. English is the official language, left from British rule, but at home people speak Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and many others.

A tidy first picture一個乾淨俐落的第一印象 is是 "Muslims mainly in the north, Christians mainly in the south"「穆斯林主要在北邊，基督徒主要在南邊」， and that而那 is a real pattern確實是真實存在的模式， though actually不過其實 the middle of the country國家的中間地帶 is mixed是混合的， and there are而且有 many peoples and languages很多民族和語言， not two neat blocks不是兩塊整整齊齊的區塊。 English英語 is the official language是官方語言， left from British rule英國統治留下來的， but但 at home在家裡 people人們 speak說的是 Hausa豪薩語、 Yoruba約魯巴語、 Igbo伊博語 and many others和許多其他語言。