Nigeria

**Nigeria**, officially de **Federal Republic of Nigeria**, be a country insyd West Africa. E dey situate between de Sahel to de north den de Gulf of Guinea insyd de Atlantic Ocean to de south. E dey cover an area of . Plus a population of more dan 230 million, e be de most populous country insyd Africa, den de world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria dey border Niger insyd de north, Chad insyd de northeast, Cameroon insyd de east, den Benin insyd de west. Nigeria be a federal republic wey dey comprise 36 states den de Federal Capital Territory, wer ein capital, Abuja, dey locate. De largest city insyd Nigeria be Lagos, one of de largest metropolitan areas insyd de world den de largest insyd Africa.

Nigeria be a regional power insyd Africa den a middle power insyd international affairs. Nigeria ein economy be de fourth-largest insyd Africa, de 53rd-largest insyd de world by nominal GDP, den 27th-largest by PPP. Nigeria be often referred to as de Giant of Africa by ein citizens secof ein large population den formerly large economy, wey ebe considered to be an emerging market by de World Bank. Nigeria be a founding member of de African Union den a member of chaw international organizations, wey dey include de United Nations, de Commonwealth of Nations, NAM, de Economic Community of West African States, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation den OPEC. E sanso be a member of de informal MINT group of countries wey ebe one of de Next Eleven economies.

## Politics

### Administrative divisions

Nigeria be divided into thirty-six states den one Federal Capital Territory, wich be further sub-divided into 774 local government areas. Insyd sam contexts, de states be aggregated into six geopolitical zones: North West, North East, North Central, South West, South East, den South South.

Nigeria get five cities plus a population of over a million (from largest to smallest): Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, Benin City den Port Harcourt. Lagos be de largest city insyd Africa, plus a population of over 12 million insyd ein urban area.

According to an estimate from 2015, der be 20 cities insyd Nigeria plus more dan 500,000 inhabitants, wey dey include ten cities plus a population of one million.

## Demographics
Nigeria get more dan 250 ethnic groups, plus varying languages den customs, wey dey create a country of rich ethnic diversity. De three largest ethnic groups be de Hausa, Yoruba den Igbo, togeda wey dey account for more dan 60% of de population, while de Edo, Ijaw, Fulɓe, Kanuri, Urhobo-Isoko, Ibibio, Ebira, Nupe, Gbagyi, Jukun, Igala, Idoma, Ogoni den Tiv account for between 35 den 40%; oda minorities make up de 5% wey remain. De Middle Belt of Nigeria be known for ein diversity of ethnic groups, wey dey include de Atyap, Berom, Goemai, Igala, Kofyar, Pyem, den Tiv. Der be small minorities of British, American, Indian, Chinese (est. 50,000), white Zimbabwean, Japanese, Greek, Syrian den Lebanese immigrants. Immigrants sanso dey include those from oda West African anaa East African nations.

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## Read further

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* Dibua, Jeremiah I. *Modernization and the Crisis of Development in Africa: The Nigerian Experience* (Routledge, 2017)
* Ekundare, Olufemi R. *An Economic History of Nigeria 1860–1960* (Methuen & Co Ltd, 1973)
* Falola, Toyin; and Adam Paddock. *Environment and Economics in Nigeria* (2012)
* Falola, Toyin, Ann Genova, and Matthew M. Heaton. *Historical Dictionary of Nigeria* (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018) online Archived 1 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine
* Falola, Toyin, and Matthew M. Heaton. *A History of Nigeria* (2008)
* Shillington, Kevin. *Encyclopedia of African History*. (University of Michigan Press, 2005) p.&nbsp;1401.
* Metz, Helen Chapin, ed. *Nigeria: a country study* (U.S. Library of Congress. Federal Research Division, 1992) online free Archived 5 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine, comprehensive historical and current coverage; not copyright.
* Jones, Cunliffe-Peter. *My Nigeria: Five Decades of Independence* (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010)
* Achebe, Chinua. *The Trouble with Nigeria* (Fourth Dimension, 1983)
## External links

* Official website
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* Know More about Nigeria Archived 9 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine
* Nigeria Archived 9 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. *The World Factbook*. Central Intelligence Agency.