Africa · Western AfricaNG · +234
Country profile / NG
Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Capital
Abuja
Region
Africa
ISO
NG
Local time in Nigeria
live · IANALagos
Africa/Lagos
Reference ledger
CapitalAbujaAdministrative seat
LanguagesEnglish1 listed
CurrenciesNigerian naira1 listed
Time zonesAfrica/Lagos1 IANA identifier
Area923,768 km²Ranked 33 of 241 by area
Dialing+234International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 87% of places in this atlas.
At 923,768 km², Nigeria ranks 33 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#33by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
4Field notes
2 notes“Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa.”
02The Nok civilization of Nigeria produced sophisticated terracotta sculptures over 2,000 years ago.
Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code NG is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +234 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Africa/Lagos should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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Borders4
Time zones1