Nigeria
Nigeria is in Africa, in the West Africa region. Its capital is Abuja. It has a population of about 237.5 million and an area of 923,768 km². Its flag has 2 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is green, at 66.7% of the total.
The flag of Nigeria as a pie chart
- Green 66.7%
- White 33.3%
- Design
- Vertical stripes (3)
- Symbol
- No coat of arms or symbols
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Nigeria at a glance
- Capital
- Abuja
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- West Africa
- Official languages
- English
- Currency
- Nigerian naira
- National day
- October 1
- Highest point
- Chappal Waddi (about 2,420 meters)
- Area
- 923,768 km²32nd largest out of 208
- Population
- 237.5 million6th most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 257.1 people/km²44th most densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 290.8 billion50th highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 1,22424th lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 54.6 years1st lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from the United Kingdom
- Joined the UN in 1960
Fun facts about Nigeria
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- One of its towns calls itself the 'twin capital of the world' because of its very high rate of twin births. Source: Wikipedia (en) - Igbo-Ora
- Its film industry makes more films a year than Hollywood. Source: Wikipedia (en) - Nollywood
- Fela Kuti's Afrobeat was born there, and Burna Boy and Wizkid are from there. Source: Wikipedia (en) - Afrobeat
Neighboring countries
Nigeria borders 4 countries:
Benin
Cameroon
Chad
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.