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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Abuja
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590,400
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2020
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Kano
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3,626,068
|
2020
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Lagos
|
9,000,000
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2020
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Population: |
236,747,130 |
| Area Total: |
923,770km2 |
| Area Land: |
910,770km2 |
| Coast Line: |
853km |
| Capital: |
Abuja |
| Climate: |
Varies;equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north |
| Languages: |
English (official)
Hausa
Yoruba
Ibo
Fulani
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| Currency: |
1 naira (N$) = 100 kobo |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day, 1 October (1960) |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 76.70°F |
| July: |
°C / 78.30°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 50.5" |
Boundaries
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Cameroon
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1,690 km
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Niger
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1,497 km
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Benin
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773 km
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Chad
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87 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Hausa and Fulari
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29.00%
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Yoruba
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21.00%
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Ibo (Igbo)
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18.00%
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Various others (there are about 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria in total)
|
11.00%
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Ijaw
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10.00%
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Kanuri
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4.00%
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Ibibio
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4.00%
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Tiv
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3.00%
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Religions
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Muslim
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50.00%
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Christian
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40.00%
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Indigenous beliefs
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10.00%
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CountryWire
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