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Rank State km² 1 Niger State: 74,363 2 Borno State: 70,898 3 Taraba State: 54,473 4 Kaduna State: 46,053 5 Bauchi State: 45,893 6 Yobe State: 45,502 7 Zamfara State
An urban area is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of built environment. This is section lists contiguous urban areas in Nigeria, with a population of at least 500,000. The figures here have been taken from Demographia's "World Urban Areas" study 2016. Demographia uses maps, satellite photographs to estimate ...
Below is a list of countries in Africa by area. [1] Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with The Gambia being the smallest country on continental Africa. [2]
217,313 km 2 (83,905 sq mi) Location of Nigeria. Satellite image of Nigeria. Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It shares land borders with the Republic of Benin to the west, Chad and Cameroon to the east, and Niger to the north. [ 1] Its coast lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the south and it borders Lake Chad to the northeast.
Transport in Nigeria. Nigeria’s transport network has expanded in recent years to accommodate a growing population. The transport and storage sector was valued at N2.6trn ($6.9bn) in current basic prices in 2020, down from N3trn ($8bn) in 2019, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This was reflected in a lower contribution to ...
Subdivisions of Nigeria. Nigeria is a federation of thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory, which are divided into 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in total. [1] [2] Nigeria is known as the giant of West Africa. [3] A clickable map of Nigeria showing its 36 states and the federal capital territory. States.
Nigeria has a young population overall, with 42.54% of inhabitants between the ages of 0–14. [ 1 ] [ 18 ] There is also a very high dependency ratio at 88.2 dependants per 100 non-dependants. [ 1 ] The three main religious groups are Muslims (estimated to be 53.5% of the total population), Christians (estimated at 45.9%), and adherents of ...
Nigeria is divided roughly in half between Muslims, who live mostly in the north part of the country, and Christians, who live mostly in the south; indigenous religions, such as those native to the Igbo and Yoruba ethnicities, are in the minority. [19] Nigeria is a regional power in Africa and a middle power in international affairs.