Nigeria: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 8.97737 / longitude: 8.67747

General information

Culture

This nation has UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Sukur Cultural Landscape, Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove. Here is a list of famous dishes in this country: Jollof rice.

Education

The inhabitants stay 6 years in school (tertiary education included). You can find famous universities here like University of Ibadan, University of Nigeria, University of Lagos, Ahmadu Bello University.

Geography

The country has a 923,768 km² area, they use a postcode system and the primary 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. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: English.

Population

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

Economy

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

Good to know

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

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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