Nigeria
Nigeria
Capital Abuja
923,768 km² · 237,527,782 people (2025) · Nigerian naira
The most populous country in Africa, with roughly one African in six. The Niger Delta is the largest river delta in Africa at about 70,000 km², a maze of creeks and mangrove covering an area the size of Ireland.
The facts
- Capital
- Abuja
- Largest city
- Lagos
- Area
- 923,768 km² — 356,669 sq mi
- Population
- 237,527,782 (2025)
- Density
- 257.1 people per km²
- Currency
- Nigerian naira (NGN, ₦)
- Official language
- English
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +234
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- NG · NGA
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 32 of 200
- By population
- 6 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,001,450 | 118,365,995 |
| Tanzania | 947,300 | 70,545,865 |
| Nigeria ← | 923,768 | 237,527,782 |
| Venezuela | 912,050 | 28,516,896 |
| Namibia | 824,292 | 3,092,816 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Nigeria?
- Abuja
- What currency does Nigeria use?
- The Nigerian naira (NGN).
- How big is Nigeria?
- 923,768 km², or 356,669 square miles — 32 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Nigeria drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)