Abuja on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially transferred from Lagos to Abuja, most federal government offices have now made the move to Abuja
Administrative divisions:
36 states and 1 territory*: Abia, Abuja Federal Capital Territory*, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, and Zamfara.
Population:
129,934,911 (July 2002 est.) estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS, this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Languages:
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
Geographic coordinates:
10° 00' N, 8° 00' E
Area total:
923,768 sq. km
Land area:
910,768 sq. km
Water area:
13,000 sq. km
Total land boundaries:
4,047 km
Borders with neighbor countries:
Benin 773 km, Cameroon 1,690 km, Chad 87 km, Niger 1,497 km
Coastline:
853 km
Elevation extremes:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m - Chappal Waddi 2,419 m
Internet country code:
.ng
Currency:
naira (NGN)
Name - conventional long form:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Name - conventional short form:
Nigeria
Independence:
1 October 1960 (from UK)
Constitution:
new constitution adopted May 1999
Government type:
republic transitioning from military to civilian rule