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Official country name
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Short name
Nigeria
Nationality
Nigerian(s) (noun) 0 (adjective)
Languages spoken
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
Capital
Abuja
Government type
federal republic
Population
146,255,312 ranked 10, (data 2008)
Geography
the Niger enters the country in the northwest and flows southward through tropical rain forests and swamps to its delta in the Gulf of Guinea. The lowest point is Atlantic Ocean 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 853 km.
Land borders
4,047km, Benin 773 km, Cameroon 1,690 km, Chad 87 km, Niger 1,497 km.
Administrative divisions
36 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory*, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara
Independence
1 October 1960 (from UK)