Nigeria
Abuja · West Africa
Nigeria is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Abuja, the official currency is the Naira, and the main language is English.
With a population of roughly 223.8 million people spread over 923,768 km², Nigeria is the 6th most populous country in the world and the 31st largest by area. That works out at about 242 people per square kilometre.
Nigeria shares land borders with Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon — 4 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Lagos, Kano and Ibadan. The highest point in the country is Chappal Waddi, at 2,419 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Venezuela, while its population is closest to that of Brazil.
- Capital
- Abuja
- Region
- West Africa
- Population
- 223,800,000
- Area
- 923,768 km²
- Currency
- Naira
- Main language
- English
- Highest point
- Chappal Waddi
2,419 m - Land borders
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Nigeria: things worth knowing
- Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with more people than any European nation.
- Nollywood produces more films per year than almost any other film industry in the world.
- The capital moved from Lagos to the purpose-built city of Abuja in 1991.
Nigeria in context
Africa has 54 sovereign countries in total. Nigeria ranks 1st among them by population.
See the full list of Africa countries, or browse all 195 countries.