Nigeria

Nigeria

sovereign state, federal republic, country

Part of	West Africa
Year dem found am	1 October 1963
Native label	Nijeriya, Naigeria, Nàìjíríà
Short name	🇳🇬, Nigeria, NG
Dem name after	Niger River
Named by	Flora Shaw
Official language	English
Anthem	Nigeria, We Hail Thee
Culture	culture of Nigeria
Motto text	Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress, Единство и вяра, мир и прогрес, Good people, great nation, Undod a Ffydd, Heddwch a Chynnydd
Continent	Africa
Country	Nigeria
Capital	Abuja
Located in time zone	UTC+01:00, Africa/Lagos, West Africa Time
Located in or next to body of water	Atlantic Ocean
Located in/on physical feature	West Africa
Coordinate location	9°0′0″N 8°0′0″E
Coordinates of easternmost point	12°9′51″N 14°40′41″E
Coordinates of northernmost point	13°53′8″N 5°31′47″E
Coordinates of southernmost point	4°16′13″N 6°5′13″E
Highest point	Chappal Waddi
Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean
Government ein basic form	federal republic
Office held by head of state	President of Nigeria
State ein head	Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Office head of government hold	President of Nigeria
Government ein head	Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Executive body	Cabinet of Nigeria
Legislative body	National Assembly of Nigeria
Highest judicial authority	Supreme Court of Nigeria
Central bank	Central Bank of Nigeria
Currency	naira
Dey share bother plus	Benin, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, São Tomé and Príncipe
Driving side	right
Electrical plug type	BS 1363, BS 546
Dey follow	Federation of Nigeria
Dey replace	Federation of Nigeria
Studied in	Nigerian studies
Dema official website	https://nigeria.gov.ng/
Hashtag	Nigeria
Top-level Internet domain	.ng
Flag	flag of Nigeria
Coat of arms	coat of arms of Nigeria
Has seal, badge, or sigil	Seal of the President of Nigeria
Official symbol	Costus spectabilis
Geography of topic	geography of Nigeria
Get characteristic	partly free country
History of topic	history of Nigeria
Economy of topic	economy of Nigeria
Demographics of topic	demographics of Nigeria
Madhhab	Malikism
Mobile country code	621
Country calling code	+234
Trunk prefix	0
Emergency phone number	112, 199
GS1 country code	615
Licence plate code	WAN
Maritime identification digits	657
Unicode character	🇳🇬
Category for honorary citizens of entity	Q8942555
Category for maps or plans	Category:Maps of Nigeria

Nigeria, officially de Federal Republic of Nigeria, be a country insyd West Africa.^[1] E dey situate between de Sahel to de north den de Gulf of Guinea insyd de Atlantic Ocean to de south. E dey cover an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi). Plus a population of more dan 230 million, e be de most populous country insyd Africa, den de world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria dey border Niger insyd de north, Chad insyd de northeast, Cameroon insyd de east, den Benin insyd de west. Nigeria be a federal republic wey dey comprise 36 states den de Federal Capital Territory, wer ein capital, Abuja, dey locate. De largest city insyd Nigeria be Lagos, one of de largest metropolitan areas insyd de world den de largest insyd Africa.

Nigeria be a regional power insyd Africa den a middle power insyd international affairs. Nigeria ein economy be de fourth-largest insyd Africa, de 53rd-largest insyd de world by nominal GDP, den 27th-largest by PPP. Nigeria be often referred to as de Giant of Africa by ein citizens secof ein large population den formerly large economy,^[2] wey ebe considered to be an emerging market by de World Bank. Nigeria be a founding member of de African Union den a member of chaw international organizations, wey dey include de United Nations, de Commonwealth of Nations, NAM,^[3] de Economic Community of West African States, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation den OPEC. E sanso be a member of de informal MINT group of countries wey ebe one of de Next Eleven economies.

Nigeria be divided into thirty-six states den one Federal Capital Territory, wich be further sub-divided into 774 local government areas. Insyd sam contexts, de states be aggregated into six geopolitical zones: North West, North East, North Central, South West, South East, den South South.^[4][5]

Nigeria get five cities plus a population of over a million (from largest to smallest): Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, Benin City den Port Harcourt. Lagos be de largest city insyd Africa, plus a population of over 12 million insyd ein urban area.^[6]

According to an estimate from 2015,^[7] der be 20 cities insyd Nigeria plus more dan 500,000 inhabitants, wey dey include ten cities plus a population of one million.

Nigeria get more dan 250 ethnic groups, plus varying languages den customs, wey dey create a country of rich ethnic diversity. De three largest ethnic groups be de Hausa, Yoruba den Igbo, togeda wey dey account for more dan 60% of de population, while de Edo, Ijaw, Fulɓe, Kanuri, Urhobo-Isoko, Ibibio, Ebira, Nupe, Gbagyi, Jukun, Igala, Idoma, Ogoni den Tiv account for between 35 den 40%; oda minorities make up de 5% wey remain.^[8] De Middle Belt of Nigeria be known for ein diversity of ethnic groups, wey dey include de Atyap, Berom, Goemai, Igala, Kofyar, Pyem, den Tiv.^[9][10] Der be small minorities of British, American, Indian, Chinese (est. 50,000),^[11] white Zimbabwean,^[12] Japanese, Greek, Syrian den Lebanese immigrants. Immigrants sanso dey include those from oda West African anaa East African nations.

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5. ↑ "Constitutional review: Nigeria needs broader representation". 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
6. ↑ Onuah, Felix (29 December 2006). "Nigeria gives census result, avoids risky details". Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
7. ↑ "Nigeria: States & Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
8. ↑ "Nigeria" in Geographica: The complete Atlas of the world, Random House, 2002, ISBN 0-375-72037-5
9. ↑ Lewis, Peter (2007). Growing Apart: Oil, Politics, and Economic Change in Indonesia and Nigeria. University of Michigan Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-472-06980-4. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
10. ↑ Suberu, Rotimi T. (2001). Federalism and Ethnic Conflict in Nigeria. US Institute of Peace Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-929223-28-2. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
11. ↑ Politzer, Malia (August 2008). "China and Africa: Stronger Economic Ties Mean More Migration". Migration Information Source. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
12. ↑ Simpson, Sarah (August 2008). "Why white Zimbabwean farmers plan to stay in Nigeria". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 4 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

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• Official website
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