| NIGERIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly more than twice the size of California |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly more than twice the size of California |
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Area > Land
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910,768 sq km |
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[31st of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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6.227 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[159th of 227]
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Area > Total
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923,768 sq km |
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[38th of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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6.316 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[165th of 231]
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Area > Water
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13,000 sq km |
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[34th of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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88.886 sq km per million people |
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[102nd of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Abuja - 339,000 |
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capitals and largest cities > Countries > Cities larger than the capital
Lagos, Ibadan, Kano, Ilorin, Port Harcourt, Ogbomosho |
Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north |
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Coastline
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853 km |
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[98th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Chappal Waddi 2,419 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
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Forested Land
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14.8% |
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[130th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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10 00 N, 8 00 E |
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Geography > Note
the Niger enters the country in the northwest and flows southward through tropical rain forests and swamps to its delta in the Gulf of Guinea |
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Irrigated land
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2,820 sq km |
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[68th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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20.942 sq km per million people |
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[148th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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910,770 km²
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[30th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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6.924 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[146th of 206]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Benin 773 km, Cameroon 1,690 km, Chad 87 km, Niger 1,497 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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4,047 km |
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[44th of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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27.671 km per million people |
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[153rd of 164]
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Land use > Arable land
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33.02% |
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[19th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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63.84% |
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[215th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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3.14% |
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[68th of 258]
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Largest city
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Lagos |
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Largest city population
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10,287,000 |
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[8th of 174]
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Largest city population (per capita)
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0.08 per capita |
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[135th of 174]
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Largest city with population
Lagos - (est. 10,000,000 to 15,000,000) |
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon |
Map references
Africa |
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nautical mile |
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[33rd of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[23rd of 191]
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Natural hazards
periodic droughts; flooding |
Natural resources
natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land |
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Population density
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124.98 people per sqkm |
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[82nd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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144.42 people/m²
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[59th of 204]
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Precipitation
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1,507 mm |
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[15th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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220.95 people/km² of arable lan |
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[103rd of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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923,770 km²
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[31st of 206]
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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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7.023 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[148th of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Chappal Waddi |
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Terrain
southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north |
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