Nigeria, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

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Nigeria is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent, member of OPEC.
Easy learning about Nigeria | |
Nigeria is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Western Africa Africa Continent |
Member of | OPEC since 1971 |
Nigeria has a population of | 227,882,945 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Nigeria are called Nigerians |
The country’s total area is | 923,768 Km2 ( 574,002 sq mi) |
Global Peace Index Rank | 147 |
Global Peace Index Score | 3 |
Human Development Index (HDI) | Nigeria HDI ranks in position nº 161 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.548 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
Nigeria’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 45 countries Nigeria passport ranks in position nº 91 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
Nigeria GDP per capita is | $807 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
Nigeria ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
Nigeria EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as High proficiency in English has a score of 557 ranks 30th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
Latitude & Longitude | 10° 00' N, 8° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
Nigeria Capital city | Abuja |
Neighbouring countries | Chad, Niger, Benin, Cameroon. |
Nigeria Climate | varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north |
Most predominant religion | Muslim, |
Second most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
Currency name & code | Naira (NGN) |
Internet ccTLD | .ng |
Nigeria calling code | +234 |
Nigeria administrative divisions
36 states and 1 territory*- Abia
- Adamawa
- Akwa Ibom
- Anambra
- Bauchi
- Bayelsa
- Benue
- Borno
- Cross River
- Delta
- Ebonyi
- Edo
- Ekiti
- Enugu
- Federal Capital Territory*
- Gombe
- Imo
- Jigawa
- Kaduna
- Kano
- Katsina
- Kebbi
- Kogi
- Kwara
- Lagos
- Nasarawa
- Niger
- Ogun
- Ondo
- Osun
- Oyo
- Plateau
- Rivers
- Sokoto
- Taraba
- Yobe
- Zamfara
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