Nigeria
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| - | |'''Capital''' | + | |'''Capital''' <br><br>'''Largest city''' |
| - | | | + | |Abuja<br><small>[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?params=9_10_N_7_10_E_type:country(923,768) 9°10′N, 7°10′E]</small><br>Lagos |
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Revision as of 05:59, 21 August 2007
| Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
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| Flag | Coat of arms |
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| Motto "Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress" | |
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| Anthem Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey | |
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| Capital Largest city | Abuja 9°10′N, 7°10′E Lagos |
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| Official languages - Regional languages | English Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Fula |
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| Demonym | Nigerian |
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| Government - President - Vice President | Federal presidential republic John Okadigbo Amadou Konaré |
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| Independence - Declared and recognized - Republic declared | from the United Kingdom October 1, 1960 October 1, 1963 |
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| Area - Total - Water (%) | 923,768 km² 356,667 sq mi 1.4 |
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| Population - 2005 estimate - Density | 133,530,000 145 /km² 374 /sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2006 estimate $1.412 trillion $10,573 |
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| Gini | 48.2 (high) |
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| HDI |  0.814 (high)
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| Currency | Nigerian naira (₦) (NGN)
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| Time zone - Summer (DST) | WAT (UTC +1) not observed (UTC +1) |
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| Internet TLD | .ng |
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| Calling code | +234 |
