Nigeria: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 8.97737 / longitude: 8.67747

General information

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).

Geography

The inhabitants speak the following languages: English. Country territory measures 923,768 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: Lagos, Jos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ikeja. Abuja is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger.

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.

Population

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

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Sukur Cultural Landscape, Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove. Interesting food you need to try here: Jollof rice.

Good to know

The country's websites have the domain name ".ng", the ISO code is NG, telephone numbers begin with +234 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria is a good place to find out more details on this country.

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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