Nigeria

Federal Republic of Nigeria Jamhuriyar Tarayyar Najeriya  (Hausa) Orílẹ̀-èdè Olómìniira Àpapọ̀ Nàìjíríà  (Yoruba) Ọ̀hàńjíkọ̀ Ọ̀hànézè Naìjíríyà  (Igbo)
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Motto: "Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress"
Anthem: "Nigeria, We Hail Thee"
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Capital	Abuja 9°4′N 7°29′E / 9.067°N 7.483°E / 9.067; 7.483
Largest city	Lagos
Official languages	English
National languages	Hausa Fulani Igbo Yoruba
Other languages[2]	Over 525 languages[1] including: List Bassa-Nge Berom Boze Bura Ebira Edo Efik Eleme Esan Etsako Fulfulde Gbagyi Gokana Humono Hyam Ibibio Idoma Igala Igede Ijaw Ikwerre Isoko Itsekiri Ukwuani Izere Jju Jukun Kanuri Karai-Karai Margi Nigerian Pidgin Ngas Nupe Kupa Obolo Ogoni Okrika Ogba Oron Tiv Tyap Urhobo Fyer
Ethnic groups (2018)[3]	30% Hausa 15.5% Yoruba 15.2% Igbo 6% Fulani 2.4% Tiv 2.4% Kanuri 2% Ibibio 1.8% Ijaw 24.7% Other
Demonym(s)	Nigerian
Government	Federal presidential republic
• President	Bola Tinubu
• Vice President	Kashim Shettima
• Senate President	Ahmed Lawan
• House Speaker	Femi Gbajabiamila
• Chief Justice	Olukayode Ariwoola
Legislature	National Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Independence  from United Kingdom
• Declaration	1 October 1960
• Federation	1 October 1963
• Current constitution	29 May 1999
Area
• Total	923,769 km2 (356,669 sq mi) (31st)
• Water (%)	1.4
Population
• 2021 estimate	211,400,708[4] (7th)
• 2006 census	140,431,691
• Density	218/km2 (564.6/sq mi) (42nd)
GDP (PPP)	2021 estimate
• Total	$1.116 trillion[5] (25th)
• Per capita	$5,280 (129th)
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	$514.079 billion[5] (29th)
• Per capita	$2,432 (137th)
Gini (2020)	35.1[6] medium
HDI (2019)	0.539[7] low · 161st
Currency	Naira (₦) (NGN)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Driving side	right[8]
Calling code	+234
ISO 3166 code	NG
Internet TLD	.ng

Nigeria, officially Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in Africa. It gained independence in 1960 and became a republic in 1963. It is the most populated country in both West Africa and all of Africa, with over 232,679,478 people.^[9] Its capital is Abuja while its economic center and most populated city is Lagos. Nigeria is the fourth biggest economy in Africa.^[10][11]

1. ↑ Blench, Roger (2014). An Atlas Of Nigerian Languages. Oxford: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
2. ↑ "Languages of Nigeria". Ethnologue. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
3. ↑ "Africa: Nigeria". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
4. ↑ "Nigeria Population Growth Rate 1950-2021". macrotrends. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2020 – Nigeria". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
6. ↑ "Poverty and Inequality Index". National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
7. ↑ Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 15 December 2020. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-92-1-126442-5. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
8. ↑ Akinbode, Ayomide (2 April 2019). "Why Nigeria changed from Right-Hand Drive to Left-Hand Drive in 1972". www.thehistoryville.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021. The terms 'right- and left-hand drive' refer to the position of the driver in the vehicle and are the reverse of the terms 'right- and left-hand traffic'.
9. ↑ Population Total,
10. ↑ "Nigeria becomes Africa's largest economy". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
11. ↑ Vanek, Monique (18 April 2024). "Nigeria's Economy, Once Africa's Biggest, Slips to Fourth Place". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2 July 2024.