Capital Abuja 9°4′N 7°29′E Largest city Lagos Official - TopicsExpress



          

Capital Abuja 9°4′N 7°29′E Largest city Lagos Official language(s) English Recognised national languages Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba Recognised regional languages Edo, Efik, Fulani, Idoma, Ijaw Kanuri[1] Demonym Nigerian Government Presidential Federal republic - President Goodluck Jonathan - Vice President Namadi Sambo Independence from the United Kingdom - Unification of Southern and Northern Nigeria 1914 - Declared and recognized 1 October 1960 - Republic declared 1 October 1963 Area - Total 923,768 km2 (32nd) 356,667 sq mi - Water (%) 1.4 Population - 2012 estimate 170,123,740[2] (7th) - Density 184.2/km2 (71st) 477.0/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate - Total $415.132 billion[3] - Per capita $2,589 GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate - Total $247.128 billion[3] - Per capita $1,541 Gini (2003) 43.7 (medium) HDI (2011) increase 0.459[4] (low) (156th) Currency Naira (₦) (NGN) Time zone WAT (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1) Drives on the right ISO 3166 code NG Internet TLD .ng Calling code +234
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 17:59:03 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015