Panchronia

Federal Republic of Nigeria

◍ Open on the globe

since 1963 · up to 911 thousand km² · Africa

Flag: Jon Harald Søby . · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Capital: Abuja (1991–…), Lagos (1914–1991)

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of 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. It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres. With a population of more than 242 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located.

Predecessors: Federation of Nigeria

Events on its territory