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title: "Nigeria — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Nigeria: capital Abuja, area 923,768 km², population 237,527,782 (2025), currency Nigerian naira. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/nigeria/
site: "At One Place"
---

# 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

- [Egypt](https://atoneplace.net/country/egypt/)
- [Tanzania](https://atoneplace.net/country/tanzania/)
- [Venezuela](https://atoneplace.net/country/venezuela/)
- [Namibia](https://atoneplace.net/country/namibia/)
- [Ethiopia](https://atoneplace.net/country/ethiopia/)
- [Egypt](https://atoneplace.net/country/egypt/)
- [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://atoneplace.net/country/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/)
- [Tanzania](https://atoneplace.net/country/tanzania/)
- [South Africa](https://atoneplace.net/country/south-africa/)
- [Kenya](https://atoneplace.net/country/kenya/)
- [Sudan](https://atoneplace.net/country/sudan/)
- [Uganda](https://atoneplace.net/country/uganda/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]