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Nigeria, Federal Republic of, federal republic,
western Africa, bounded on the north by Niger, on the east
by Chad and Cameroon, on the south by the Gulf of Guinea,
and on the west by Benin. The most populous country in Africa,
Nigeria has an area of 923,773 sq km (356,669 sq mi). Its
name is derived from that of its major river, the Niger.
Capital city - Abuja
Population - 103,912,000
Ethnic Groups - 21%Hausa, 21%Yoruba, 18%Ibo,
11%Fulani, 29%Other
Languages - English, Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo,
Kanuri, Tiv
Religions - 50% Islam, 22% Protestantism,
18% Traditional animist beliefs, 10% Roman Catholicism
Standard Time - 1 hour ahead of Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT+1)

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