Nigeria March 1, 2023 Abuja , Africa , Atlantic Ocean , Bakassi , Benin , Biafra , Boko Haram , British colony , CEDEAO , christianisme , colony , FPEG , gas , Gulf of Guinea , hydrocarbons , Ibadan , Kaduna , Kano , Lagos , Lake Chad , Maiduguri , Niger , Niger Delta , Niger River , Nigeria , oil , Onitsha , OPEC , Oshogbo , Port Harcourt , religion , sharia , terrorism , West Africa Official name Federal Republic of Nigeria Name in local language Federal Republic of Nigeria (en) Continent Africa Subcontinent Sub-Saharan Africa Population (ranking: 5e ) 230,844,184 inhabitants (2023) Population growth 2.56 % / year Area 923,768 km² Density 249.89 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 31e )440.834 billions $USD (2021) GDP/capita (ranking ) 2,065 $USD (2021) GDP growth 3.60 % / year (2021) Life expectancy (ranking ) 52.70 years (2021) Birth rate 37.40 ‰ (2019) Fertility rate 5.32 children / woman (2019) Death rate (ranking ) 11.60 ‰ (2019) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 59.50 ‰ (2019) Literacy rate 66.70 % (2015) Official languages English Currency Naira (₦ NGN) HDI (ranking: 197e )0.535 / 1 (2021) EPI (ranking )54.76 (2018) Government Federal presidential republic Head of State President Bola Tinubu National Day 1st October (Republic of 1963) ISO Codes NG, NGA Demonym Nigerian Tourists (ranking ) 1,889,000 people (2016)
Nigeria is a West African state located along the Gulf of Guinea. It is the most populous country in Africa and its first economy. It is bordered to the west by Benin , to the north by Niger and Chad , to the east by Cameroon . It also shares a maritime border with Equatorial Guinea .
Lagos, Nigeria. Source: Wikipedia Marine slums, Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: Yann Arthus-Bertrand Urban areas (2014) Urban areas Population Lagos 22,829,561 inhabitants Ibadan 5,881,345 inhabitants Kano 4,956,615 inhabitants Benin City 2,571,798 inhabitants Port Harcourt 2,306,662 inhabitants Kaduna 2,192,441 inhabitants Oshogbo 2,088,527 inhabitants Aba 1,736,361 inhabitants Onitsha 1,708,539 inhabitants Abuja 1,568,853 inhabitants Ogbomosho 1,334,387 inhabitants Maiduguri 1,182,498 inhabitants Ilorin 1,151,986 inhabitants Abeokuta 1,073,574 inhabitants Warri 1,014,403 inhabitants
Administrative divisions States Population Area Abia 3,727,347 inhabitants 6,320 km² Adamawa 4,248,436 inhabitants 36,917 km² Akwa Ibom 5,482,177 inhabitants 7,081 km² Anambra 5,527,809 inhabitants 4,844 km² Bauchi 6,537,314 inhabitants 45,837 km² Bayelsa 2,277,961 inhabitants 10,773 km² Benue 5,741,815 inhabitants 34,059 km² Borno 5,860,183 inhabitants 70,898 km² Cross River 3,866,269 inhabitants 20,156 km² Delta 5,663,362 inhabitants 17,698 km² Ebonyi 2,880,383 inhabitants 5,670 km² Edo 4,235,595 inhabitants 17,802 km² Ekiti 3,270,798 inhabitants 6,353 km² Enugu 4,411,119 inhabitants 7,161 km² Gombe 3,256,962 inhabitants 18,768 km² Imo 5,408,756 inhabitants 5,100 km² Jigawa 5,828,163 inhabitants 23,154 km² Kaduna 8,252,366 inhabitants 46,053 km² Kano 13,076,892 inhabitants 20,131 km² Katsina 7,831,319 inhabitants 24,192 km² Kebbi 4,440,050 inhabitants 36,800 km² Kogi 4,473,490 inhabitants 29,833 km² Kwara 3,192,893 inhabitants 36,825 km² Lagos 12,550,598 inhabitants 3,345 km² Nassarawa 2,523,395 inhabitants 27,117 km²
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