Middle Belt

Middle Belt Region Central Nigeria
Some nations of the Middle Belt of Nigeria.
Motto: Our Land, Our People, Our Heritage
Largest city	Abuja
Official languages	English
Major indigenous languages	Bole-Tangale languages Biu-Mandara languages Ebira Gbagyi Idomoid languages Igala Jukunoid languages Kainji languages Ngas languages Nupe Plateau languages Savannas languages Tiv Yoruba Other languages, like Fulfulde, Hausa and Kanuri being culturally northern Nigerian[1][2]
Ethnic groups	Adara Afizere Atyap Baatonum Bachama Bajju Berom Buji Chamba Dijim Ebira Eggon Gbagyi-Gbari Ham Hun-Saare Huba Igede Idoma Igala Jukun Kamberi Mambila Marghi Mumuye Ngas Mada Nupe Tangale Tarok Tiv Yoruba (Okun) Zaar (Guus) Others: Bogghom, Gwong, Igbo, etc.; including northern groups like Fulani, Hausa and Kanuri.
Religion	Christianity Islam Traditional Religion
Demonym(s)	Middle-Belter

Middle Belt (also spelt Middle-Belt) or Central Nigeria is a term used in human geography to designate a belt region stretching across central Nigeria longitudinally and forming a transition zone between Northern and Southern Nigeria. It is composed of the southern half of the defunct Northern Region of Nigeria,^[3] now comprising mostly the North Central and parts of the North East and North West geopolitical zones, and is characterised by its lack of a clear majority ethnic group. It is also the location of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory.

The eminence of manifold minority groups, to some degree, constitutes an ethno-linguistic barrier in the country and draws a separation between the principally Muslim North and the mainly Christian south.^[4] The region is a convergence of these cultural domains and maintains a tremendous degree of ethno-linguistic diversity. Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan, and Niger–Congo languages are all spoken, which are three of the primary African language families.^[5] In the 1920s, it was described by Melzian (1928:496) as the "Middle Zone".^[6]

Some scholars argue that rather than a simple geographic definition, the Middle Belt represents a religious and cultural amalgamation of non-Hausa Christians.^{[7][further explanation needed]}