Nigeria Capital

The capital city of Nigeria is Abuja, located in the center of the country and surrounded by the Nasarawa, Bida, and Minna districts. The city was settled in 1828 and was designated the capital of Nigeria on 12 December 1991. The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, as well as the federal highway and rail network, serve the city's transportation needs. Abuja is a twin city of Toronto, Canada and Buffalo, United States of America.

In 2015, the population of Abuja was estimated at 1.6 million people and the city grew extremely quickly from 2000-2015. The population of Abuja are considered wealthy when comparing with other residents of the continent and the economic opportunity in Abuja is seemingly always growing. The population of Abuja is a large mixture of different ethnicities, cultures, and languages.

Attractions in the city are abundant and cater to all kinds of tourists. Shopping is well covered in Abuja with the various local markets as well as the Jabi Lake and Grand Towers Malls. Local cultural attractions include the Abuja National Mosque, Anglican Church of Nigeria, and Thought Pyramid Art Centre. Usman Dam and Jabi Lake are just two of the many scenic attractions around and in the city.

The climate of Abuja is considered a tropical wet and dry environment. There are three distinct seasons in Abuja, the warm and humid rainy season, an extremely dry period, as well as a brief period of dust and haze known as harmattan. The rainy season takes place from April-October with August usually being the wettest month of the year. November and December are usually the months of harmattan conditions and the rest of the year is extremely dry and hot. January sees just 1.7 millimetres (0.07 inches) of rain on average compared to August which receives an annual average of 262.7 millimetres (10.34 inches).

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Published on 2019-11-06


Capital	Abuja
Languages	English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages
Ethnic Groups	Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the most populous and politically influential are: Hausa and the Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5%
Religion	Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
Government	Federal presidential republic
Independance	1 October 1960 (from the UK)
Area	923,768.00 km²
Water Area	13,000.00 km²
Land Area	910,768.00 km²
Population	186,053,386.00
Location	Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
No. Bordering Countries	4
Bordering Countries	Benin 809 km, Cameroon 1,975 km, Chad 85 km, Niger 1,608 km
GDP(PPP)	$1,090,000,000,000.00 (USD)
GDP (Per Capita)	$5,900.00 (USD)
Export Partners	Its major export partners are India, the Netherlands, and Spain.
Export Commodities	Its main exports are petroleum, cocoa, and rubber.
Import Partners	Its major import partners are China, the United States, and the Netherlands.
Import Commodities	Its major imports include machinery, chemicals, transport equipment, and manufactured goods.
Climate	Varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Terrain	Southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north
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