AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria


  • Capital: Abuja
  • Population: 103,912,489
  • Population Density: 291 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Hausa 21%, Yoruba 21%, Ibo 18%, Fulani 11%
  • Official Language(s): English
  • Religious Beliefs: Muslim 50%, Christian 40%
  • Area: 356,669 square miles
  • Topography: Four east to west regions divide Nigeria: a coastal mangrove swamp, a tropical rain forest, a plateau of savanna and open woodland, and semidesert in the north.

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    Maps by Kimberly Townsend, © Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation.

    Atlas information obtained from "The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997" published by K-III Reference Company.

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