Nigeria Listen/naɪˈdʒɪəriə/, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
| Name | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alpha2 Code | NG | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alpha3 Code | NGA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Capital | Abuja | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Region | Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subregion | Western Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Population | 186988000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Demonym | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 923768 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gini | 48.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native Name | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numeric Code | 566 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Flag | https://restcountries.eu/data/nga.svg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cioc | NGR | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Everyone except Nigerians and Ecowas members need a visa. Visas cost up to $253 for Bangladesh passport holders for some nationalities and free for a few others.
Visa information for Nigeria
Nigerian embassies
Note: Please confirm details with embassy because policies do change with time
Nigerian student shocked to see friend's body in anatomy class - BBC News
Africa's most populous city is battling floods and rising seas. It may soon be unlivable, experts warn - CNN
Out of control and rising: why bitcoin has Nigeria’s government in a panic - The Guardian
FBI investigating Nigeria's 'super cop' in Instagram influencer HushPuppi fraud case - CNN
Nigerians Protest Disqualification Due To Botched Drug Testing : Live Updates: The Tokyo Olympics - NPR
Boko Haram-inspired gangs are kidnapping hundreds of students in Nigeria - Vox.com
‘We didn’t know if they’d execute us’: Full saga of Israeli trio held in Nigeria - The Times of Israel
Abba Kyari and Hushpuppi case: Nigeria's 'super cop' is wanted for fraud in the US, FBI says - The Washington Post
Nigeria hit by deadly cholera surge in northern states - CNN
Blinken, Austin Sued by Nigerian Separatists For Planes Sale - Bloomberg
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