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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW NIGERIA

NIGERIA FLAG DESCRIPTION

THREE EQUAL VERTICAL BANDS OF GREEN (HOIST SIDE), WHITE, AND GREEN.



MAP OF NIGERIA

MEANING OF COUNTRY’S NAME NIGERIA GOT ITS NAME FROM THE NIGER RIVER THAT FLOWS THROUGH IT. NIGERIA IS ONE OF THE LARGEST NATIONS IN AFRICA

CAPITAL

ABUJA

LARGEST CITIES
LAGOS, KANO, IBADAN, KADUNA, PORT HARCOURT, BENIN, MAIDUGURI

POPULATION

177,155,754 (2014 EST)

COUNTRY CODE

234
INTERNET COUNTRY CODE

.NG

AREA

356,667 SQ MI (923,768 KM SQ)
AREA-COMPARATIVE SLIGHTLY MORE THAN TWICE THE SIZE OF CALIFORNIA

BORDERING COUNTRIES

BENIN, NIGER, CHAD, CAMEROON

DATE OF FOUNDING (CURRENT STATE)

OCTOBER 1,1963


TYPE OF GOVERNMENT

PRESIDENTIAL FEDERAL REPUBLIC

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

ENGLISH, HAUSA, IGBO, YORUBA

RELIGIONS PRACTICED

ISLAM (50.5%), CHRISTIANITY (48.2%), OTHERS (1.4%)

GDP PER CAPITAL

$2,800 (2013 EST) (USD)

LATEST GDP GROWTH RATE


6.2% (2013 EST)

TOP EXPORTS

OIL, NATURAL GAS, COCOA, CORN, RUBBER, PEANUTS, YAMS

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JANUARY 1, ID-EL-FITRI – JANUARY 9-10, ID-EL-KABIR – MARCH 17, HAJIRE (NEW YEAR) – APRIL 7-18, GOOD FRIDAY – APRIL 21, EASTER MONDAY – APRIL 24, WORKERS’ DAY – MAY 1, CHILDREN’S DAY – MAY 27, ID-EL-MAULUD – JUNE 17, NATIONAL DAY – OCTOBER 1, CHRISTMAS DAY – DECEMBER 25, BOXING DAY – DECEMBER 26

MONEY CURRENCY

NAIRA (NGN)

NATIONAL SPORTS TEAMS

NIGERIA NATIONAL BADMINTON TEAM, NATIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM, NIGERIA BASKETBALL FEDERATION, NIGERIA WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM, NIGERIA NATIONAL BEACH SOCCER TEAM, NIGERIA NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM, NIGERIA DAVIS CUP TEAM, NIGERIA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM, NIGERIA NATIONAL UNDER-20 FOOTBALL TEAM, NIGERIA WOMEN’S NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM, NIGERIA NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE TEAM, NATIONAL UNDER-17 FOOTBALL TEAM, NIGERIA NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM, NIGERIA NATIONAL RUGBY UNION TEAM

RANDOM FACT IN NIGERIA

AGE EARNS RESPECT IN MANY FAMILIES. AS A MARK OF HONOR, AN OLDER SIBLING MAY BE ADDRESSED AS A ‘SENIOR BROTHER’ OR A ‘SENIOR SISTER’ INSTEAD OF THEIR NAME