Nigeria Geography

Country Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria

Capital City: Abuja

Population: 131,859,731

Population Growth: 2.38% (2006)

Currency: naira (NGN)

Languages: English (official)

Area: 923,768 sq km

Inflation Rate: 10.5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 5.8% (2006)

Domain extension: .ng

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF NIGERIA

Location:

Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon

Geographic Co-ordinates:

10 00 N, 8 00 E

Area - total:

923,768 sq km

Area - total:

923,768 sq km

Area - land:

910,768 sq km

Area - water:

13,000 sq km

Land Boundaries:

4,047 km

Border Countries:

Benin 773 km, Cameroon 1,690 km, Chad 87 km, Niger 1,497 km

Terrain:

southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north

Elevation - highest point:

Chappal Waddi 2,419 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land

Arable Land:

33.02%

Permanent Crops:

3.14%

Other Land Use:

63.84% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

periodic droughts; flooding