Nigeria

E2050
country in West Africa sovereign state

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.

Nigerian Pidgin → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Nigerian naira → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Nollywood → country → Nigeria ⓘ
North East Nigeria → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Northern Nigeria → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Nupe language → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Nupe people → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Ogboin Ijaw → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Ogoni people → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Ogun State → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Ogwashi-Ukwu → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Okrika → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Olojo Festival → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Ondo State → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Onitsha → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Ooni of Ife → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Osun State → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Osun-Osogbo Festival → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Owerri → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Oyo → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Oyo State → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Plateau State → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Port Harcourt → country → Nigeria ⓘ
President of Nigeria → country → Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: President of the Senate of Nigeria
subject surface form: Public Accounts Committee (Nigeria)
Rivers State → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Rivers State Museum → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Rivers United F.C. → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Senate of Nigeria → country → Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Sharada Industrial Estate
Sokoto → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Sokoto State → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Songhai people → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Southern Nigeria → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Surulere → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Tafawa Balewa Square → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Taraba State → country → Nigeria ⓘ
Tin Can Island Port → country → Nigeria ⓘ