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Nigeria, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.

Abuja, capital city of Nigeria

Image of Abuja, capital city of Nigeria

Nigeria is a Africa’s largest economy with booming fintech and entertainment industries, vast oil resources, dynamic start-up ecosystems, and significant renewable energy initiatives.
Nigeria in one word would be “Afrobeats,” meaning modern music.

Nigeria Flag

Flag of Nigeria

Nigeria armorial

armorial of Nigeria

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

The capital city of Nigeria is Abuja.

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
within a total area of 923,768 Km2
(574,002 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
Nigeria’s Global Peace Index (GPI) 147 (world rank position)
GPI scale of 2.91
This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is...
(2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI) Nigeria HDI ranks in position nº 164 worldwide
HDI of 0.560 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
Nigeria’s passport allows visa-free entry to 45 countries
Nigeria passport ranks 91st 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
has a score of 557
ranks 30th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 10° 00' N, 8° 00' E
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Neighbouring countriesChad, Niger, Benin, Cameroon.
Nigeria Climatevaries; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Most predominant religionMuslim,
Second most predominant religionRoman Catholic,
Currency name & code Naira (NGN)
Internet ccTLD.ng
Nigeria calling code+234

Nigeria administrative divisions

36 states and 1 territory*
  1. Abia
  2. Adamawa
  3. Akwa Ibom
  4. Anambra
  5. Bauchi
  6. Bayelsa
  7. Benue
  8. Borno
  9. Cross River
  10. Delta
  11. Ebonyi
  12. Edo
  13. Ekiti
  14. Enugu
  15. Federal Capital Territory*
  16. Gombe
  17. Imo
  18. Jigawa
  19. Kaduna
  20. Kano
  21. Katsina
  22. Kebbi
  23. Kogi
  24. Kwara
  25. Lagos
  26. Nasarawa
  27. Niger
  28. Ogun
  29. Ondo
  30. Osun
  31. Oyo
  32. Plateau
  33. Rivers
  34. Sokoto
  35. Taraba
  36. Yobe
  37. Zamfara

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