Nigeria vs. United States

Nigeria

Nigeria is a federal republic. Its capital is Abuja. There are 30 states inside this country, and 1 territory. Nigeria recieved independence from the United Kingdom on October 1, 1960. Nigeria is not a very wealthy country at all, 70% of the country is under the poverty line, but somehow Nigeria is the 7th most populated country in the world, under China, India, United States, Indonesia, Brazil, and Pakistan. 

There are a lot of differences between the United States of America and Nigeria. First off, their area of their countries are very different. Nigeria's area 574,002.823 sq miles, which is the 32nd largest country in the world, which is about the size of California. United States has an area of 6.106,012.76 sq miles which is the third largest country in the world. The weather in Nigeria is mostly tropical and hot in the center, and arid when you go north. The United States has varies in weather. It is tropical in places like Hawaii and Florida, and artic in Alaska, arid in the mid-West, and the rest normal temperature. Nigeria does not have as many natural resources like the United States. The United States has about 20 natural resources and Nigeria has around 10. The population of Nigeria is 152,217,341 people which is the eighth largest in the world. United States has a population of 310,232,863 people in their country, which is the third largest in the world. 2.6 million people are living with AIDS in Nigeria today. There are 1.2 million people in Unites States with AIDS. People in Nigeria have a very high risk for major infections and diseases like hepatitis, malaria, meningitis, rabies, and a lot of other diseases. There are not a lot of deathly infectious diseases in the United States, but there are some, it is just not as  big as an issue in the Unites States. The main languages for Nigeria are English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, and Fulani. English is their official language, just like the United States. Children are only expected to go to school for an average of 9 years in Nigeria, unlike the United States where they go for about 16 years. There are many things different from Nigeria and the United States, but they are both very heavily populated countries which have an important role in the world.

Works Cited:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2836.htm
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/4aa52/