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
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The new 'jollof wars' and why Twitter chose Ghana over Nigeria for its first Africa base - CNN
Nigeria Naira (NGN USD): Citizens Hoard Foreign Currencies to Protect Wealth - Bloomberg
Nigerian fintech Okra raises $3.5M backed by Accenture Ventures and Susa Ventures - TechCrunch
How Twitter Amplified the Divisions That Derailed Nigeria’s #EndSARS Movement - Slate
Nigeria warily eyes border after Chad leader's death - Yahoo News
How to Crack Nigeria's $1.2 Billion Beauty Market | Worldview, BoF Professional | BoF - The Business of Fashion
For Nigerian students living in fear of the next mass kidnapping, there is only one defense — to run - The Washington Post
Dollar Ban for Wheat May Add to Nigeria Food Scarcity - Bloomberg
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