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Nigeria

Population211.4M
RegionAfrica
CapitalAbuja

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Cities of Nigeria

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Lagos15.4M
Kano4.9M
Ibadan3.6M
Abuja2.7MCapital
Port Harcourt2.1M
Kaduna1.9M
Benin City1.8M
Onitsha1.6M
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Official NameNigeria
Native NameNigeria

About Nigeria

Area923,768 km²
Currencynaira
Calling code+234
Domain.ng
Driving sideRight
DemonymNigerians
National animalEagle

Facts

Geography
Capital
Abuja
Region
Africa
Area
923,768 km²
Coordinates
Lat 9.5000°, Lng 8.0000°
Landlocked
No
Demographics
Population
211,400,708
Demonym
Nigerians
Native names
Nigeria
Government
Type
federal republic
Founded
Oct 1, 1963
Independent
Yes
UN member
Yes
Details
Currencies
naira
Domain
.ng
Calling code
+234
Driving side
right
Borders

Languages of Nigeria

  • EnglishEN

Also spokenYoruba (YO), Kanuri (KR), Igbo (IG), Hausa (HA)

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