Nigeria

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Federal Republic of Nigeria

Capital
Abuja
Population
227.9M (2023)6th/241
Area
911k km²30th/241
Density
250.2/km²
Nominal GDP
$290B (2025)51st/195
GDP per capita
$9,533 (2025)135th/193
HDI
0.560165th/194
Life expectancy
54.5 years216th/216
Fertility rate
4.3815th/216
Unemployment rate
3%148th/187
CO₂ emissions
135.8 Mt CO₂36th/200
Forest area
23.4%115th/199
Internet users
41.2%152nd/181
Currency
Nigerian Naira (NGN)

Land borders — Chad, Benin, Cameroon, Niger