Nigeria

sovereign state in West Africa
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Nigeria is a country in Africa[1] established on October 1, 1963. Its head of state and government is Bola Ahmed Tinubu[2][3]. The nation has a population of 211.4 million as of 2021.

Nigeria covers an area of 924,000 square kilometers. It operates in the Africa/Lagos time zone.

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Terrain
southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north
Natural resources
natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land
People & Society
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages
Religions
Muslim 53.5%, Roman Catholic 10.6%, other Christian 35.3%, other 0.6% (2018 est.)
Government
Government type
federal presidential republic
Independence
1 October 1960 (from the UK)
National holiday
Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)
Legal system
mixed system of English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$1.318 trillion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$5,700 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
3.4% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
33.2% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
3% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
USA 10%, Spain 9%, France 8%, Netherlands 7%, India 6% (2023)
Imports - partners
China 26%, Singapore 14%, Belgium 8%, India 6%, USA 4% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Key Facts

  • Ethnic group: Hausa people[3], Yoruba people[4], Igbo people[5], Ijaw people[6], Fulbe people[7], Kanuri people[8], Ibibio people[9], Tiv people[10]
  • Country: Nigeria[11]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[12]
  • Head of government: Bola Ahmed Tinubu[13]
  • Continent: Africa[14]
  • Instance of: federal republic[15], country[16]
  • Head of state: Bola Ahmed Tinubu[17]
  • Capital: Abuja[18]
  • Official language: English[19]
  • Currency: naira[20]
  • Shares border with: Benin[21], Niger[22], Chad[23], Cameroon[24], São Tomé and Príncipe[25]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .ng[26]
  • Anthem: Nigeria, We Hail Thee[27]
  • Basic form of government: federal republic[28]
  • Named after: Niger River[29]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Abia State[30], Adamawa State[31], Akwa Ibom State[32], Anambra State[33], Bauchi State[34], Bayelsa State[35], Benue State[36], Borno State[37], Cross River State[38], Delta State[39], Ebonyi State[40], Edo State[41], Ekiti State[42], Enugu State[43]
  • Follows: Federation of Nigeria[44]
  • Flag: flag of Nigeria[45]
  • Legislative body: National Assembly of Nigeria[46]
  • Executive body: Cabinet of Nigeria[47]
  • Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of Nigeria[48]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Nigeria[49]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Nigeria include advance-fee scam[50], a criminological term[51]; Nigerians[52], a human population[53]; and ferronigerite-2N1S[54], a mineral species[55].

Why It Matters

Nigeria has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Nigeria is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

Entities named for Nigeria include advance-fee scam[50], a criminological term[51]; Nigerians[52], a human population[53]; and ferronigerite-2N1S[54], a mineral species[55].

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  7. [18] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Constitution of Nigeria. wikidata.org.
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  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Salgo60 · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 6d ago · Powerek38 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 5w ago · King ChristLike · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 11w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Nigeria.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Nigeria.wav, LL-Q9610 (ben)-Tahmid-নাইজেরিয়া.wav +4
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  6. 11w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 12w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Nigeria
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  8. 12w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Nigeria.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Nigeria.wav, LL-Q9610 (ben)-Tahmid-নাইজেরিয়া.wav +4
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  9. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 16w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id → Nigeria
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  12. 16w ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  13. 18w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → nigeria
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  14. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0004792-Nigerie
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  15. 23w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → niger02
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  16. 24w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → countries:Nigeria
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