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LAGOS, NIGERIA
Lagos Port Complex (port of Lagos) is located at the Apapa area of Lagos, South West
Nigeria. Lagos Port Complex occupies a total land area of over !" #ectares, a firm, flat terrain, sand
filled and concrete paved land area. $he geographical location is %ithin &$' one . $he Port
operational area consist of *erthing areas, Cargo handling areas, Stac+ing areas and Storage facilities.
BACK GROUND/HISTORY:
Lagos, %hich means -la+es-, %as a name given to the settlement / the Portuguese. a port and the most populous cit/ in Nigeria second fastestgro%ing cit/ in Africa and the seventh in the %orld Lagos %as a %ar camp for memers of the *enin 0mpire, %ho referred to it as Eko LAGOS
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Lagos %as the capital of Nigeria from 12 up to 11
LANGUAGE:
There are 4 recognized languages. Its official language is English. Its regional languages are
Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba.
RACE
3slam and Christianit/ eing the most %idel/ professed religions
CURRENCY
Nigerian Naira
CULTURE
There are many tribes and cultural differences in Lagos state as a city. For the Yorubas, the general cultural
or customary mode of greeting is by bowing or by prosrating to the elders. As for the Igbos, no problems with
shaking hands. They mainly greet Good morning, goodafternoon and good evening.
Food plays a central role in the rituals of virtually all ethnic groups in Nigeria.
Special ceremonies would not be complete without participants sharing in a
meal
STAPLE FOOD
People of the northern region, have diets based on beans, sorghum (a type of
grain), and brown rice. love to drink tea, making coffeehouses popular places
to socialie. People from the eastern part of Nigeria, mostly !gbo"!bo, eat gari (cassava
powder) dumplings, pumpkins, and yams.
LANDMARK:
Lagos Lagoon
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0levated 'otor%a/s and *ridges
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Ne% Afri+a Shrine
FAMOUS EXCURSION
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SAGRE BEACHES
-Sagres is a small and pretty fshing village.
Silves Castle
Silves is an ancient ortifed town that lies within the northernhills o the Algarve
BRAVURA LAKE
The Bravura Lae !" a #ar$e re"erv%!r &ha& !" "e& a'!("& )eau&!*u# h!##+
#a("-a.e a( !" &he .er*e-& .#a-e &% e"-a.e &he -r%(" %* La$%"0
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PORTS OF MONROVIA LIBERIA
I& !" a #a( .%r& &ha& ha" -%-e""!% .ar&er"h!." !&h APM Ter'!a#",
F!re"&%e, Ch!a U!% a( 1e"&er C#u"&er0
The 'a! .!er !" 233' #%$ a( !" -a.a)#e %* )er&h!$ 4 &%5 "h!.",
(e.e(!$ % &he!r "!6e0 The Free.%r& %* M%r%v!a ha" &hree 7$er .!er":
L!)er!a M!!$ C%'.a+, Na&!%a# Ir% Ore C%'.a+ a( B%$ M!e"
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BACK GROUND/HISTORY
Located on the Atlantic Coast at Cape 'esurado
is the capital cit/ of the West African countr/ of Lieria
3n 728, 'onrovia %as the site of the constitutional convention held / the AmericanColoni9ation Societ/ .
'onrovia %as divided into t%o parts: () 'onrovia proper (!) ;ruto%n.
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LAN4&A40
official language of Lieria is 0nglish
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Christianit/ is the official and the most %idel/ practiced religion in Lieria. $he secondlargest religion in Lieria is3slam follo%ed / approximatel/ t%elve percent of the population.
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$he Lierian dollar has een the currenc/ of Lieria since 12.
$he dollar denoted / the 3S5 2!= code L6> is the official currenc/ of Lieria.
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Lierian la% mandates that onl/ lac+s can e citi9ens and that onl/ citi9ens can o%n propert/, a fitting and ?ustreversal for a countr/ founded / freed slaves coming from anteellum America.
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rice, sugar cane, and cassava
LANDMARK
A6&e- h%&e#
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'onrovia +no%n as gem cit/
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BUCHANAN
$he coastal to%n has one of the largest ports in the region. 3ts uildings are reminiscent ofthe industrial era. *uchanan has several iron ore mines /ou can travel to.
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Executive Mansion. 3t is located in 'onrovia and serves as a home to the president and his famil/
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3ts the countr/s est nature reserve.
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