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NIGERIA is a country in West Africa and the most populous country on the African continent. Nigeria shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, Niger in the north, and borders the Gulf of Guinea in the south. |
Official name | The Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| The land area (km2) | 923,768 | |
| Population (2008 est.) | 148,000,000 | |
| Language | English | |
| Capital | Abuja |