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Nigeria

Location

Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon

Area

Total: 923,768 sq km

Land: 910,768 sq km

Water: 13,000 sq km

Climate

Varies; equatorial in the south, tropical in the center, and arid in the north

Terrain

Southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in the southeast, plains in the north

Elevation

Highest point: Chappal Waddi 2,419 m

Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Population

219,463,862 (July 2021 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Hausa 30%, Yoruba 15.5%, Igbo (Ibo) 15.2%, Fulani 6%, Tiv 2.4%, Kanuri/Beriberi 2.4%, Ibibio 1.8%, Ijaw/Izon 1.8%, other 24.7% (2018 est.)

Religions

Muslim 53.5%, Roman Catholic 10.6%, Protestant 35.3%, other 0.6% (2018 est.)