| Local Name:Nigeria |
| Captial:Abuja |
| Continent:Africa |
| Major Cities:Lagos, Ibadan, Kano, Ilorin, Port Harcourt, Ogbomosho |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Head of State and Government: President Goodluck Jonathan |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 32 |
| Total Area: 923,768 km2(356,669 sqmi) |
| Land: 910,768 km2(351,649 sqmi) |
| Water: 13,000 km2(5,000 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 1.41% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 7 |
| Population: 162,471,000 |
| Date: 1-Jul-11 |
| World Population: 2.32% |
| Source : UN estimate |
| Languages:English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Pidgin English, Ibibio |
| Currency |
| Currency: Nigerian naira |
| Currency Sign: ₦ |
| Currency ISO Code: NGN |
| Fractional Unit: Kobo |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone:UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +234 |
| ISO Code A2: NG |
| ISO Code A3: NGA |
| ISO Number: 566 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 10 |
| Longitude: 8 |
| Information: Nigeria News |
| Drive on:Right side |