Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Nigeria sits in Western Africa and uses NGN - Nigerian naira (₦). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Abuja
Population
242.7M
Area
923.8K km2
Population
242.7M
242,747,130 people
Area
923.8K km2
923,768 square kilometers
Density
263/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Abuja
9.08, 7.53
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Nigeria, officially listed here as Federal Republic of Nigeria, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Nigeria, NG, NGA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Nigeria is grouped under Africa, more specifically Western Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 242,747,130 people and a land area of 923,768 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 263 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 10, 8, while the capital coordinate reference is 9.08, 7.53. Nigeria shares listed land borders with BEN, CMR, TCD, NER, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Abuja (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, Abuja and Awka. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Nigeria, capital of Nigeria, and major urban areas in Nigeria. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Commonwealth, OPEC and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Nigeria uses calling code +234, postal format ######, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists NGN - Nigerian naira (₦), while language records include English. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as WAN. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 33.9 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This Nigeria profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
NG / NGA
Top-level domains
.ng
Continents
Africa
Border countries
BEN, CMR, TCD, NER
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
WAN
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Nigeria is represented by the NG country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Lagos
Lagos
16,637,000
minor
#2
Kano
Kano
4,348,000
admin
#3
Ibadan
Oyo
3,861,000
admin
#4
Abuja
Federal Capital Territory
3,770,000
primary
#5
Awka
Anambra
2,171,900
admin
Governance
Government type
Federal presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+234
Postal format
######
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
English
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
33.9
2022