Nigeria
Nigeria (officially Federal Republic of Nigeria) is a country in Western Africa, with its capital at Abuja, and is home to roughly 232.7M people.
English is the official language; the currency in circulation is Nigerian naira (₦); people from here are called Nigerian.
> INTEL_
> NOTABLE_
- »Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa.
- »Nollywood is one of the largest film industries in the world by output.
- »Over 500 languages are spoken.
> BORDERS_
Nigeria touches four neighbours: Benin to the west, Cameroon to the southeast, Chad to the northeast and Niger to the north. Directions run from one centre to the other.
> THE CAPITAL_
Abuja replaced Lagos as capital in 1991. It was purpose-built in the centre of the country, deliberately on ground not claimed by any of the major ethnic groups.
> SCALE_
911,384 km² (351,887 sq mi), 32nd largest of 198 countries and territories on file, almost exactly the size of Venezuela.
Population 232,679,478, 6th of 198 on file. That averages 255 per km² (661 per sq mi).
> THE FLAG_
Designed in 1959 by a student, Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, who entered a public competition. Green for the land, white for peace. His original design had a red sun which the judges removed.