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Federal Republic of Nigeria
🗺️ Abuja, Nigeria
Capital city
📍 9.0765°, 7.3986°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalAbuja
TimezoneUTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population244.3M
LanguagesEnglish (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages
Governmentfederal presidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.ng
Internet Users39%
GDP per Capita$5,700
🌍 Geography
LocationWestern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Size Comparisonabout six times the size of Georgia; slightly more than twice the size of California
Climatevaries; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Terrainsouthern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsHausa 30%, Yoruba 15.5%, Igbo (Ibo) 15.2%, Fulani 6%, Tiv 2.4%, Kanuri/Beriberi 2.4%, Ibibio 1.8%, Ijaw/Izon 1.8%, other 24.9% (2018 est.)
ReligionsMuslim 53.5%, Roman Catholic 10.6%, other Christian 35.3%, other 0.6% (2018 est.)
Median Age19.4 years
Life Expectancy62.2 years
National HolidayIndependence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)
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Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook