 Nigeria
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
10 00 N, 8 00 E |
| Area |
total: 923,768 sq km land: 910,768 sq km water: 13,000 sq km |
| Climate |
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north |
| Terrain |
southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north |
| Population |
135,031,164 note: 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 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani |
| Imports |
machinery, chemicals, transport equipment, manufactured goods, food and live animals |
| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber |
| Hazards |
periodic droughts; flooding |
| Resources |
natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land |
| Geography |
the Niger enters the country in the northwest and flows southward through tropical rain forests and swamps to its delta in the Gulf of Guinea |
| Nationality |
noun: Nigerian(s) adjective: Nigerian |
| Capital |
name: Abuja geographic coordinates: 9 12 N, 7 11 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.ng |
| Internet Users |
5 million (2005) |
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