Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria) , NG

Nigeria: Independent country in West Africa

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Federal Republic of Nigeria Quick Facts

Population :	190,886,311
Country :	Nigeria
Different from :	Niger
Head of government :	President of Nigeria
Plate code :	WAN
Area :	923768 km²
Official name :	Federal Republic of Nigeria, Orílẹ̀-èdè Olómìniira Aláàpapọ̀ Nàìjíríà, Nàìjíríà, Nijeriya, Nigeria, Naigeria, la République fédérale du Nigéria
Continent :	Africa
Northernmost point :	Point(5.53 13.9)
Legislative body :	National Assembly of Nigeria
Named for :	Niger River
Official language :	Yoruba, English
Capital :	Abuja, Lagos
Establishment :	October 10, 1963 (58 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+01:00
Local time :	22:45:18 (21st May 2022)

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Geography

Federal Republic of Nigeria is located at 10°0'0"N 8°0'0"E (10.0000000, 8.0000000). It has 5 neighbors: Cameroon, Benin, Sao Tome and Principe, Chad and Niger.

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The largest city of Federal Republic of Nigeria is Lagos with a population of 9,000,000. Other cities include, Onitsha population 7,635,000, Kano population 3,626,068, Benin City population 1,125,058 and Zaria population 975,153. See all Federal Republic of Nigeria cities & populated places.

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Federal Republic of Nigeria has 5 neighbours.

Republic of Cameroon Independent country in West Africa
Republic of Benin Country in West Africa
Sao Tome and Principe island sovereign state in Africa
Republic of Chad Independent country in central Africa
Republic of Niger Independent country in Western Africa

Gombe State
Bayelsa State
Kebbi State
Kaduna State
Lagos
Taraba State
Kogi State
Delta State
Ebonyi State
Federal Capital Territory
Zamfara State
Ekiti State
Cross River State
Yobe State
Benue State
Anambra State
Imo State
Borno State
Sokoto State
Ogun State
Akwa Ibom State
Kwara State
Niger State
Rivers State
Ondo State
Osun State
Plateau State
Katsina State
Kano State
Bauchi State
Oyo State
Nasarawa State
Adamawa State
Abia State
Enugu State
Jigawa State
Edo State

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	45,138,458	-	(Worldbank)
1961	46,063,563	2.01%	(Worldbank)
1962	47,029,822	2.05%	(Worldbank)
1963	48,128,461	2.28%	Sevastopol
1964	49,169,820	2.12%	Sevastopol
1965	50,238,570	2.13%	Sevastopol
1966	51,336,376	2.14%	Sevastopol
1967	52,468,594	2.16%	Sevastopol
1968	53,640,549	2.18%	Sevastopol
1969	54,859,202	2.22%	Sevastopol
1970	56,131,845	2.27%	Sevastopol
1971	57,453,735	2.3%	Sevastopol
1972	58,829,321	2.34%	Sevastopol
1973	60,285,455	2.42%	Sevastopol
1974	61,857,025	2.54%	Sevastopol
1975	63,565,601	2.69%	Sevastopol
1976	65,426,979	2.84%	Sevastopol
1977	67,425,439	2.96%	Sevastopol
1978	69,512,236	3%	Sevastopol
1979	71,619,219	2.94%	Sevastopol
1980	73,698,099	2.82%	Sevastopol
1981	75,729,574	2.68%	Sevastopol
1982	77,729,805	2.57%	Sevastopol
1983	79,729,313	2.51%	Sevastopol
1984	81,775,217	2.5%	Sevastopol
1985	83,901,572	2.53%	Sevastopol
1986	86,118,046	2.57%	Sevastopol
1987	88,412,920	2.6%	Sevastopol
1988	90,773,617	2.6%	Sevastopol
1989	93,179,760	2.58%	Sevastopol
1990	95,617,350	2.55%	Sevastopol
1991	98,085,373	2.52%	Sevastopol
1992	100,592,242	2.49%	Sevastopol
1993	103,144,749	2.47%	Sevastopol
1994	105,752,796	2.47%	Sevastopol
1995	108,424,827	2.46%	Sevastopol
1996	111,166,210	2.47%	Sevastopol
1997	113,979,481	2.47%	Sevastopol
1998	116,867,371	2.47%	Sevastopol
1999	119,831,888	2.47%	Sevastopol
2000	122,876,727	2.48%	Sevastopol
2001	126,004,992	2.48%	Sevastopol
2002	129,224,641	2.49%	Sevastopol
2003	132,550,146	2.51%	Sevastopol
2004	135,999,250	2.54%	Sevastopol
2005	139,585,891	2.57%	Sevastopol
2006	140,431,790	0.6%	Sevastopol
2007	147,187,353	4.59%	Sevastopol
2008	151,208,080	2.66%	Sevastopol
2009	155,381,020	2.69%	Sevastopol
2010	159,707,780	2.71%	Sevastopol
2011	164,192,925	2.73%	Sevastopol
2012	168,833,776	2.75%	Sevastopol
2013	173,615,345	2.75%	Sevastopol
2014	176,404,902	1.58%	(Worldbank)
2015	182,202,000	3.18%	Sevastopol
2016	185,960,289	2.02%	(Worldbank)
2017	190,886,311	2.58%	Sevastopol
2018	195,874,740	2.55%	(Worldbank)
2019	200,963,599	2.53%	(Worldbank)

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