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This article is about the country. For other uses, see Nigeria (disambiguation).
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Republik Nijeriya
Republic ndi Naigeria
Republik Federaal bu Niiseriya
Orílẹ̀-èdè Olómìnira Àpapọ̀ Naìjírìà
جمهورية نيجيريا
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| Motto: "Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress" |
Anthem: "Arise, O Compatriots"
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| Capital |
Abuja |
Largest city
| Lagos |
Official languages
| English |
| Recognised regional languages |
Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Languages of Nigeria |
Demonym
| Nigerian |
Government
| Presidential Federal republic |
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President |
Umaru Yar'Adua (PDP) |
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Vice President |
Goodluck Jonathan (PDP) |
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Senate President |
David Mark (PDP) |
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Speaker of the House |
Dimeji Bankole (PDP) |
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Chief Justice |
Idris Kutigi |
Unification of Southern and Northern Nigeria
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by Frederick Lugard |
1914 |
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Republic declared |
October 1, 1963 |
Area
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Total |
923,768 km2 (32nd)
356,667 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
1.4 |
Population
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2007 United Nation estimate |
148,000,000[1] (8th) |
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Density |
145/km2 (71st)
374/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2007 estimate |
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Total |
$291.709 billion[2] (38th²) |
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Per capita |
$2,027[2] (137th²) |
| GDP (nominal) |
2007 estimate |
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Total |
$166.985 billion[2] (41st) |
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Per capita |
$1,160[2] (126th) |
| Gini (2003) |
43.7 (medium) |
| HDI (2007) |
▲ 0.499 (low) (154th) |
Currency
| Nigerian naira (₦) (NGN) |
Time zone
| WAT (UTC+1) |
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Summer (DST) |
not observed (UTC+1) |
Drives on the
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Internet TLD
| .ng |
Calling code
| 234 |
| 1 Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected. ² The GDP estimate is as of 2006; the total and per capita ranks, however, are based on 2005 numbers. |
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