Nigeria

Africa · Western Africa

Nigeria

Federal Republic of Nigeria
Africa · Western Africa · Capital: Abuja

Quick facts about Nigeria

Official name	Federal Republic of Nigeria
Capital	Abuja
Continent & subregion	Africa · Western Africa
Population	227,882,945 people (world rank 6)
Area	923,768 km²
Density	247 people/km²
Share of world population	2.84% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$487.4 billion
Urbanisation	62.2% urban population
Life expectancy	54.5 years
Currency	Nigerian naira (₦) — NGN
Languages	English
Internet domain	`.ng`
Calling code	+234
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$2,139 · see world ranking
Internet Users	40.1% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	4.5 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	70.1 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.6 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	19.1% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Nigeria did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Benin Cameroon Chad Niger

The geographic position is roughly 10°, 8°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.