Nigeria

About Nigeria

Nigeria is a country in West Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Federal Republic of Nigeria. In Arabic, the name is written نيجيريا, and the capital أبوجا. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Nigeria is Abuja. Abuja lies at about 9° north and 8° east. The official language of Nigeria is English. Its currency is the Nigerian Naira, with the symbol ⁨₦⁩ and the international code NGN.

Nigeria covers about 923,768 square kilometres, which puts it 31st by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 4 countries: Chad, Niger, Cameroon, and Benin. The largest of these neighbours by area is Chad. Other countries in West Africa include Mali, Mauritania, and Côte d'Ivoire. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Nigeria with the other countries of the same region.