Nigeria: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 8.97737 / longitude: 8.67747

General information

Population

This country represents 2.51% of the world's population with about 186,987,000 individuals. The median age of the population is 14.80 years with a birth growth rate of 3.66%.

Geography

The inhabitants speak the following languages: English. 923,768 km² make up the entire country, they use a postcode system and the key cities are: Lagos, Jos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ikeja. This nation's capital is Abuja and the country shares a border with Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger.

Culture

Well known national dishes are: Jollof rice. You can find some UNESCO listed places: Sukur Cultural Landscape, Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove.

Education

This nation has a number of interesting universities, including University of Ibadan, University of Nigeria, University of Lagos, Ahmadu Bello University. The inhabitants stay 6 years in school (tertiary education included).

Economy

It is ranked 30# in the world with a GDP of $440,833,583,992 USD in 2021. The local currency (NGN) is represented by the symbol ₦.

Good to know

The country's ISO code is NG, phone numbers start with +234, the domain name ".ng" is used by the country's websites For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria.

Summary

Flag
ISO code NG
Capital Abuja
Population 186,987,000
World percentage 2.51%
Median age 14.80 years
Population growth rate 3.66%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages English
GDP (2021) $440,833,583,992
GDP position #30
Currency code NGN
Currency symbol
School life expectancy 6 years
National dish Jollof rice
TLD .ng
Phone prefix +234
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria

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