Nigeria This article is about the country. Not to be confused with the neighboring country Niger. Federal Republic of Nigeria Jamhuriyar Taraiyar Nijeriya (Hausa) Ọ̀hàńjíkọ̀ Ọ̀hànézè Naìjíríyà (Igbo) Orílẹ̀-èdè Olómìnira Àpapọ̀ ilẹ̀ Nàìjíríà (Yoruba)  Coat of arms Motto: "Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress" Anthem: Arise, O Compatriots...  Capital Abuja 9°4′N 7°29′E / 9.067°N 7.483°E Largest city Lagos Official languages English Major languages Hausa Igbo Yoruba Other languages[1] List Edo Efik Fulani Idoma Ijaw Kanuri Itsekiri Urhobo-Isoko Igala Igbira Nupe Ibibio Gwari Tiv Birom Margi Jukun Katab Demonym Nigerian Government Federal presidential republic - President Goodluck Jonathan - Vice President Namadi Sambo Legislature National Assembly - Upper house Senate - Lower house House of Representatives 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) - 2006 census 140,431,790 - Density 184.2/km2 (71st) 477.0/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2013 estimate - Total $485.194 billion[3] (30th) - Per capita $2,866[3] GDP (nominal) 2013 estimate - Total $289.885 billion[3] (37th) - Per capita $1,712.433[3] Gini (2010) 48.8[4] high HDI (2012)  0.471[5] low · 153rd Currency Naira (₦) (NGN) Time zone WAT (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1) Drives on the right Calling code +234 ISO 3166 code NG Internet TLD .ng Nigeria i/naɪˈdʒɪəriə/, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. There are over 500 ethnic groups in Nigeria, of which the three largest are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was coined by Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Lugard, a British colonial administrator, in the late 19th century. The British colonised Nigeria in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, setting up administrative structures and law while recognizing traditional chiefs. Nigeria became independent in 1960.
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