Federal Capital Territory
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The Federal Capital Territory is the administrative region in central Nigeria that contains the nation’s capital city, Abuja, and serves as the seat of the federal government.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region
ⓘ
federal territory ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kaduna State
ⓘ
Kogi State ⓘ Nasarawa State ⓘ Niger State ⓘ |
| capital | Abuja ⓘ |
| contains |
Abaji Area Council
ⓘ
Abuja ⓘ Abuja ⓘ
surface form:
Abuja Municipal Area Council
Bwari Area Council ⓘ Gwagwalada Area Council ⓘ Kuje Area Council ⓘ Kwali Area Council ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| countryCapitalRegionOf | Nigeria ⓘ |
| establishedFor | hosting Nigeria’s federal capital ⓘ |
| governedBy | Minister of the Federal Capital Territory ⓘ |
| governingBody | Federal Capital Territory Administration ⓘ |
| hasCallingCode | +234 ⓘ |
| hasCapitalFunction | national capital of Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical wet and dry climate ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center of Nigeria
ⓘ
location of Nigeria’s National Assembly ⓘ location of Nigeria’s Supreme Court ⓘ location of Nigeria’s presidential complex ⓘ political center of Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | federal administration ⓘ |
| hasISOCode | NG-FC ⓘ |
| hasKeyInfrastructure |
Aso Rock Presidential Villa
ⓘ
National Assembly Complex ⓘ Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ⓘ |
| hasLargestCity | Abuja ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity | Abuja ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivities |
construction and real estate
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ services sector ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | territory ⓘ |
| hasVehicleRegistrationCode | ABJ ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Abuja
ⓘ
surface form:
Abuja (city)
|
| legalStatus | federal territory directly administered by the federal government of Nigeria ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Nigeria
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ central Nigeria ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its function as the federal capital territory of Nigeria ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
|
| role | seat of the federal government of Nigeria ⓘ |
| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.