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Africa — Western Africa
UN Member
Independent
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🇳🇬 Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
223.8M
Population
World #6
923,768 km²
Land Area
World #33
$188.3 billion
GDP (USD)
World #57
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Did You Know?
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Nigeria is the world's #6 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #33 globally by land area — covering about 0.62% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 4 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #57 worldwide with a GDP of $188.3 billion USD.
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Population density is 242.3 people per km² — world rank #62.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Abuja
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Phone Code
+234
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Internet TLD
.ng
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Nationality
Nigerian
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
NG / NGA / 566
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Coordinates
10.00°, 8.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$188.3 billion USD
World rank #57 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$841
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
242.3 /km²
World density rank #62
₦
Nigerian naira
NGN • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
223,800,000
World rank #6 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
English
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Demonym
Nigerian
What its people are called
🗣️ English
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
923,768 km²
0.62% of Earth's landmass • World #33
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Land Borders
4 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+01:00
Africa/Lagos
WAT — West Africa Time
“Nigeria” Around the World
ara
نيجيريا
جمهورية نيجيريا الاتحادية
bre
Nigeria
Republik Kevreadel Nigeria
ces
Nigérie
Nigerijská federativní republika
deu
Nigeria
Bundesrepublik Nigeria
est
Nigeeria
Nigeeria Liitvabariik
fin
Nigeria
Nigerian liittotasavalta
fra
Nigéria
République fédérale du Nigeria
hrv
Nigerija
Savezna Republika Nigerija
hun
Nigéria
ita
Nigeria
Repubblica federale di Nigeria
jpn
ナイジェリア
ナイジェリア連邦共和国
kor
나이지리아
나이지리아 연방 공화국
nld
Nigeria
Federale Republiek Nigeria
per
نیجریه
جمهوری فدرال نیجریه
pol
Nigeria
Federalna Republika Nigerii
por
Nigéria
República Federal da Nigéria
rus
Нигерия
Федеративная Республика Нигерия
slk
Nigéria
Nigérijská federatívna republika
spa
Nigeria
República Federal de Nigeria
srp
Nigerija
Savezna Republika Nigerija
swe
Nigeria
Förbundsrepubliken Nigeria
tur
Nijerya
Nijerya Federal Cumhuriyeti
urd
نائجیریا
وفاقی جمہوریہ نائجیریا
zho
尼日利亚
尼日利亚联邦共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
NG
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ISO Alpha-3
NGA
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
566
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
######
e.g. regex: ^(\d{6})$
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WikiData ID
Q1033
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Also Spelled As
NG • Nijeriya • Naíjíríà • Federal Republic of Nigeria
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