Nigeria: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 8.97737 / longitude: 8.67747

General information

Culture

You can find some UNESCO listed places: Sukur Cultural Landscape, Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove. Example of famous dishes in this country: Jollof rice.

Education

Well known universities are: University of Ibadan, University of Nigeria, University of Lagos, Ahmadu Bello University. On average citizens spend 6 years in school (including higher education).

Economy

In 2021 the GDP was $440,833,583,992 USD, placing it at position 30 in the market. The currency ISO code is NGN and the currency symbol is ₦.

Geography

The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: English. Country territory measures 923,768 km², they use a postcode system and the main 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.

Population

Around 186,987,000 people live in this country, or 2.51% of all people on earth. 14.80 years is the median age in this country and the birth growth rate is at 3.66%.

Good to know

Telephone numbers begin with +234, the country's ISO code is NG, the country's websites have the domain name ".ng" Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria to learn more about this nation.

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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