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Region | Africa |
Capital | Abuja |
Area, km2 | 923 768 |
Population | 158 259 000 |
Population growth, per year | 3 165 180 |
Average life expectancy, years | 47.45 (m. 46.8, fem. 48.1) |
Population density, ppl./km2 | 171.32 |
Official languages | English |
Currency | Nigerian naira |
International phone code | 234 |
Internet tld | ng |
Time zone | UTC+1 |
International organizations participation Nigeria | Group of 90, World Trade Organization, Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development, United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
Land borders | Benin, Cameroon (Republic of), Niger, Chad |
Access to the seas and oceans | Gulf of Guinea |