Nigeria has the largest population in Africa and more than 500 living languages. Nollywood releases more films each year than almost any other film industry.
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Easy learning about Nigeria
The capital city of Nigeria is Abuja, capital city of Nigeria.
Word: Afrobeats
Meaning: modern music
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
Where in the world is Nigeria located?
Nigeria is a Country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub-region in the continent of Africa, member of OPEP.
Basic Information
Capital City: Abuja, capital city of Nigeria
Population: 237,527,782 (UN)
Area: 923,768 km² / 574,002 sq mi
People from Nigeria are called: Nigerians
Geography
Latitude: 9.440° N
Longitude: 7.503° E
Geographical Subregion: Western Africa
Intermediary Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Continental Region: Africa
Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 30 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 557 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: High Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 142 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.755 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 164 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.56
Mean Years of Schooling: 7.6
Expected Years of Schooling: 10.5
Life Expectancy at Birth: 54.5 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Muslim
Second Most Predominant: Catholic
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: N/A
Death Penalty: Yes
Maximum Prison Sentence: 21 Years
Maximum Fine: Yes
Physical Punishment: Flogging
International Memberships
OPEP - since 1971
Technical Information
TLD: .ng
Calling Code: +234
MapGeo Name: Nigeria
MapGeo Code: NG