Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in . It is situated between the to the north and the to the south in the . It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi), and with a of over 225 million, it is the in , and the . Nigeria borders Niger in , Chad in , Cameroon in , and Benin in . Nigeria is a comprising and the , where the capital, , is located. The is , one of the largest in the world and the .
Nigeria has been home to several and since the second millennium BC, with the in the 15th century BC, marking the first internal unification in the country. The modern state originated with in the 19th , taking its present territorial shape with the merging of the and in 1914 by . The British set up administrative and legal structures while practising through in the Nigeria region. Nigeria became a formally on 1 October 1960. It experienced a , followed by a succession of and democratically elected civilian governments until achieving in the . The was the first time an incumbent president would lose re-election.
Nigeria is a inhabited by more than speaking , all identifying with a wide variety of cultures. The three largest ethnic groups are the in , in , and in , together constituting over 60% of the total population. The is , chosen to facilitate linguistic unity at the national level. ensures and it is home to some of the world's largest and populations, simultaneously. Nigeria is divided roughly in half between Muslims, who live mostly in the , and , who live mostly in the ; , such as those native to the and ethnicities, are in the minority.
Nigeria is a in Africa and a and in international affairs. Nigeria's is the , the by nominal , and by . Nigeria is often referred to as the Giant of Africa owing to its large population and economy and is considered to be an by the . However, the country ranks very low in the and remains in the world. Nigeria is a founding member of the and a member of many international organizations, including the , the , , the , and . It is also a member of the informal group of countries and is one of the Next Eleven economies.
== Mappers from Nigeria ==
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== List of fictive nations located in Nigeria ==
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== Future ==
=== Zarexian Mapper ===
Like most other countries in , I see Nigeria as an artifact that could only exist in its current borders because the outside imposed them on them. If Nigeria manages to unify its , it has the potential to become a by the end of the . But this won't be an easy task, because , and there are many reasons why the country should rather split up.
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Category:Countries in Africa
Category:Countries in West Africa