Nigeria: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 8.97737 / longitude: 8.67747

General information

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Sukur Cultural Landscape, Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove. Well known national dishes are: Jollof rice.

Population

In this country, the median age is 14.80 years and the birth growth rate is around 3.66%. There are 186,987,000 people here, or 2.51% of the world's population.

Economy

It is ranked 30# in the world with a GDP of $440,833,583,992 USD in 2021. The currency ISO code is NGN and the currency symbol is ₦.

Geography

The area of the country is 923,768 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: Lagos, Jos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ikeja. Abuja serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger. Here are the different languages spoken in the country: English.

Education

Well known universities are: University of Ibadan, University of Nigeria, University of Lagos, Ahmadu Bello University. The inhabitants attend school for 6 years (tertiary education included).

Good to know

The ISO code is NG, the country's websites have the domain name ".ng", phone numbers start with +234 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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