Nigeria
Currency code:
Currency name:
Nigerian naira
Country name:
Nigeria
Capital:
Abuja
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
October 1, 1960
Independent from:
from the UK
Total area:
923,768
Land area:
910,768
Water area:
13,000
Population:
174,507,539
Population note:
174,507,539 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
English
All languages:
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages
Time zone:
WAT (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+234
Domain:
.ng