Guide to Nigeria
Must See Nigeria
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At a glance
The very thing that makes Nigeria so ornery and difficult to unite into a single peaceful republic is also its attraction. There are over 250 different peoples, languages, histories, and religions all rubbing shoulder to shoulder in this hectic, colourful and often volatile republic.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Capital city:
- Abuja (pop 500,000)
- Area:
- 924,000 sq km / 356,757 sq miles
- Population:
- 13,0,0,00,,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC + 1 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Language:
- English (official)
French (other)
Yoruba (other)
Efik (other)
Hausa
- Religion:
- Muslim (50%), Christian: mostly Roman Catholic (40%), animist (10%)
- Currency:
- Naira
- Electricity:
- 240V 50Hz
- Electric plug details:
- British-style plug with two flat blades and one flat grounding blade
- South African/Indian-style plug with two circular metal pins above a large circular grounding pin
- South African/Indian-style plug with two circular metal pins above a large circular grounding pin