Nigeria

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Nigeria is a populous West African country known for its diverse ethnic groups, rich cultural heritage, and status as Africa’s largest economy and oil producer.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Federal Republic of Nigeria 26
British Nigeria 1
Naija 1

Statements (76)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country in West Africa
sovereign state
areaKm2 923768
callingCode +234
capital Abuja
containsCity Abuja
Ibadan
Kano
Lagos
Port Harcourt
containsFederalCapitalTerritory Abuja
surface form: Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
containsRegion Eastern Nigeria
Middle Belt
Niger Delta
Northern Nigeria
Western Nigeria
containsRiver Benue River
Niger River
continent Africa
currency Nigerian naira
currencyCode NGN
demonym Nigerian
drivesOn right
economyRankInAfricaByGDP 1
ethnicGroup Fulani
Hausa
Igbo
Ijaw
Yoruba
governmentType federal presidential republic
hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Guinea
headOfGovernment Bola Tinubu
headOfState Bola Tinubu
independenceDate 1960-10-01
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .ng
ISO3166-1Alpha2 .ng
surface form: NG
ISO3166-1Alpha3 NGA
judicialBody Supreme Court of Nigeria
largestCity Lagos
legislature National Assembly of Nigeria
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
surface form: West Africa Time
lowerHouse National Assembly of Nigeria
surface form: House of Representatives of Nigeria
majorExport crude oil
natural gas
petroleum products
majorIndustry agriculture
oil and gas
telecommunications
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
memberOf African Union
Commonwealth countries
surface form: Commonwealth of Nations

ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States

OPEC
United Nations
nationalAnthem Arise, O Compatriots
nationalFootballTeam Nigeria national football team
nationalLanguage Hausa
Igbo
Yoruba
nationalMotto Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress
numberOfStates 36
officeHolderTitle President of Nigeria
officialLanguage English
popularFilmIndustry Nollywood
popularMusicGenre Afrobeats
sharesBorderWith Benin
Cameroon
Chad
Niger
subdivisionType state
UNMemberStateSince 1960
upperHouse Senate of Nigeria
utcOffset +1

Referenced by (532)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eggon people country Nigeria
Eggon people country Nigeria
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Nigeria
Ekiti country Nigeria
Ekiti State country Nigeria
subject surface form: Eko Atlantic
Emir of Kano country Nigeria
Enugu country Nigeria
Epe country Nigeria
Eyo Festival country Nigeria
Flag of Nigeria country Nigeria
Garki country Nigeria
Gbaramatu Ijaw country Nigeria
Gombe country Nigeria
Gwarinpa country Nigeria
Ibadan country Nigeria
Ibadan Airport country Nigeria
Ibibio people country Nigeria
Idoma people country Nigeria
Igbo people country Nigeria
Ijaw country Nigeria
Ijaw Youth Council country Nigeria
Ijaw languages country Nigeria
Ijaw people country Nigeria
Ijebu-Ode country Nigeria
Ijoid languages country Nigeria
Ikorodu country Nigeria
Ikwerre country Nigeria
Ikwerre people country Nigeria
Ile-Ife country Nigeria
Ilorin country Nigeria
Imo State country Nigeria
Itsekiri people country Nigeria
Jigawa State country Nigeria
Jos country Nigeria