Countries

Nigeria

Also Known As Federal Republic of Nigeria

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Nigeria." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/nigeria.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Nigeria. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/nigeria

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-nigeria,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Nigeria},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/nigeria},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Nigeria is a country in West Africa, lying between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It borders Niger to the north, Chad to the northeast, Cameroon to the east, and Benin to the west. Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960. Its capital is Abuja.

Facts

Capital

Abuja 1

Population

242,747,130 1

Population Estimate Year

2026 1

Area (sq km)

923,769 1

Independence or Founding Year

1960 1

Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Abuja

Source Abuja (Wikipedia)

Ibadan

Source Ibadan (Wikipedia)

Kano

Source Kano (Wikipedia)

Lagos

Source Lagos (Wikipedia)

Port Harcourt

Source Port Harcourt (Wikipedia)

Rivers State

Rivers State is a state of Nigeria.

Source Rivers State (Wikipedia)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Source Sub-Saharan Africa (Wikipedia)

West Africa

Bordered By Water

Lake Chad

Source Lake Chad (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Abuja

Abuja is the capital of Nigeria.

Source Abuja (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Africa

Rivers Through Territory

Niger River

Source Niger River (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Nigeria (Wikipedia)

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Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Abuja

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1. Nigeria (Wikipedia)

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923,769 km2 (356,669 sq mi)

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1. Nigeria (Wikipedia)

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242,747,130

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Nigeria gained independence on 1 October 1960 from the United Kingdom

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1. Nigeria (Wikipedia)

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Nigeria is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The nation borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west.

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Niger River (Wikipedia)

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