Explore Nigeria in Africa - Nigeria Tourism Info
Description and Basic Information
Nigeria with its capital Abuja is located in Africa (Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea). It covers some 923,769 square kilometres (slightly more than twice the size of California) with 138,283,000 citizens. English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and Fulah are the languages used by people in Nigeria (consider regional differences). Chad, Niger, Benin and Cameroon are bordering countries.
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Abuja-VI - June
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Wuse district
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Abuja-V - June
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Abuja-II - June
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About Nigeria
The topography features southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus with mountains in southeast, plains in north. The average density of population is about 149 per km². The climate in can be described as varies with equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north. Potential natural disasters are periodic droughts or flooding.
To reach someone in Nigeria dial +234 prior to a number. There are 1,419,000 installed telephones. And there are 73,099,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".ng". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 240V - 50Hz.
The country consists of 37 regions/states which are listed below.
Regions/States of Nigeria
Nigeria Tourism Information
Unesco World Heritage Properties
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
The dense forest of the Osun Sacred Grove, on the outskirts of the city of Osogbo, is one of the last remnants of primary high forest in southern Nigeria. Regarded as the abode of the goddess of...
Sukur Cultural Landscape
The Sukur Cultural Landscape, with the Palace of the Hidi (Chief) on a hill dominating the villages below, the terraced fields and their sacred symbols, and the extensive remains of a former...
Demographic Information
Age Distribution in Nigeria
Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.
Birthrate
The number of people born in Nigeria has declined over the last 10 years by 5.1 births per thousand from 41.2 in 2001 to 36.1 in 2010. Currently, 5,490,479 children are born each year.
Natural Deathrate
The number of people naturally dying in Nigeria has declined over the last 10 years by 2.2 deaths per thousand from 18.5 in 2001 to 16.3 in 2010. Currently, 2,482,665 people die each year.
Natural Population Growth
Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Nigeria is growing at an rate of 1.97% (or by 2,992,593 citizens). Each year 15,222 people leave this country (or 0.10 per thousand citizens) - making it an emmigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 1.98%. Or an total increase of 3,007,815 citizens.
Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.
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