Nigeria
Nigeria is in Western Africa, with its capital at Abuja and an area of about 923,768 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Capital
- Abuja
- Region
- Africa · Western Africa
- Area
- 923,768 km²
- Languages
- English
- Currencies
- Nigerian naira (NGN)
- Government
- Federal presidential republic
- Natural resources
- natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land
- Industries
- crude oil, coal, tin, columbite; rubber products, wood; hides and skins, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel
- Main exports
- crude petroleum, natural gas, gold, fertilizers, cocoa beans
First-level divisions (37)
- Abia State
- Adamawa State
- Akwa Ibom State
- Anambra State
- Bayelsa State
- Benue State
- Borno State
- Cross River State
- Delta State
- Ebonyi State
- Edo State
- Federal Capital Territory
- Gombe State
- Imo State
- Jigawa State
- Kebbi State
- Kogi State
- Kwara State
- Nasarawa State
- Niger State
- Ogun State
- Ondo State
- Osun State
- Oyo State
- Plateau State
- Rivers State
- Taraba State
- Yobe State
- Zamfara State
- Bauchi State
- Ekiti State
- Enugu State
- Kaduna State
- Kano State
- Katsina State
- Lagos
- Sokoto State
Major cities
- Lagos (population 9,466,000)
- Kano (population 3,140,000)
- Ibadan (population 2,628,000)
- Abuja (population 1,576,000)
- Kaduna (population 1,442,000)
- Benin City (population 1,190,000)
- Ikare (population 1,099,931)
- Port Harcourt (population 1,020,000)
- Ogbomosho (population 951,000)
- Aba (population 897,560)
- Maiduguri (population 896,000)
- Zaria (population 889,000)
- Warri (population 830,106)
- Jos (population 816,824)
- Ilorin (population 771,000)