No matter how far apart two countries may be, they both possess several similarities, whether it is Italy and France or China and America. Nigeria and Egypt are well-known for their top-leading soccer teams, superior armed forces, and their situated location in Africa. But despite these similarities, they also possess several differences, including culture, government, geographical surroundings and demographics.
Although, both countries are situated not too far from each other the culture in Nigeria and Egypt differ drastically. Egypt is considered to be one of “the middle-eastern” countries with Islam set as its top religion including 90% of Egyptian People. The rest of the 10% include Coptic and Christianity. The most spoken language in Egypt is Arabic. 99.6% of residents in Egypt are Egyptian meanwhile the .4% are listed as other. English Creole is the officially spoken language in Nigeria along with Badu and Chadic languages. Almost 50 percent of all Nigerians are Muslim and the other 40 percent are Christian. Culture is a major difference in both countries.
Politically speaking, both Nigeria and Egypt have several differences. As we know Egypt recently had its revolution against its government and the president, Hosni Mubarak, who has dictated Egypt for the past 30 years. Although Egypt has won its revolution, it has still been working on improving its government as well as improving the lives of Egyptian people. Nigeria on the other hand, has a fine government established to this date. Nigeria’s Federal Republic Government consists of 36 States, and a Capital Territory, with an elected President and a Legislature. With these branches, Nigeria’s Government can often be compared to that of America’s. With Nigeria’s fine established government and Egypt’s developing government, the differences in how society may look in both countries may be distinguished.
Nigeria and Egypt may be located on two different sides of Africa but they both comprise of very different geographical significances and demographics. Nigeria lies on the western tip of Africa and is surrounded by the Gulf of Guinea, just north of the equator. The major rivers that flow through Nigeria include the Niger River and the Benue River. These two rivers join in the center of the country to form a "Y" that splits Nigeria into three separate sections. Nigeria has the largest population of an country in Africa, with a total of 158.3 million people. Egypt, located in Northern Africa, is surrounded by the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. The Nile River is also a geographical significance of Egypt as it provided irrigation and food in the earlier civilization. This river is known as the longest river in the world as it flows through ten countries of Africa. Egypt, also well-known for its population, has the second largest population, following Nigeria, with a population of 82 million people approximately 76 million people in difference. The population of the Capital City, Cairo, alone is roughly 6.7 million. The perception of each country is different due to its geographical locations.
Nigeria is a country that gained it’s independence on October1st 1960 under the British government . Ever since Nigeria has gone from military regime to democratic government. The first Democratic president was elected on May 9th 1999 and his name was Olusegun Obasanjo. Nigeria has 3 major tribes Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba. Nigeria has many tourist attraction such as The Yankiri Game Reserve , The Obudu Cattle Ranch, and The Aso Rock.
Egypt is a country in North Africa and also it’s capital is Cairo. Egypt is known for it’s great pyramids and also great Pharoah’s. This has made Egypt one of the world greatest tourist attraction. Also in Egypt, Arabic is the number one speaking language. Over the years Egypt has been under the dictatorship rule of Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak but earlier on this year the Egyptians revolted against him and he was desposed of power. The Nile river which is the longest river in the world is also in Egypt.
Nigeria and Egypt are two countries that are situated in Africa. Both are widely recognized by the outside world and they are also great tourist attraction. Our soccer teams both qualified for the 2010 world cup that was held in South Africa last year. We also boast of good armed forces because they are one of the best in Africa. Nigeria and Egypt are also on the world’s top ten list of oil producing countries. We are both strong members of the United Nations and also the African Union.
Nigeria and Egypt are two great countries in Africa and they are both known for their uniqueness. Nigeria is known as the giant of Africa and also the most populous country in Africa. It also houses Africa’s most populous city which is Lagos . Our government is democratic while on the other hand Egypt just came out from a 25 year dictator ship rule . Africans are hardworkers by nature and to proof this , Forbes Magazine has named Aliko Dangote of Nigeria as the richest black person in the world and also in Africa. Nigeria and Egypt are two great sons of Africa.
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