Nigeria: flag, capital & map
Get to know Nigeria, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Abuja
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 237,527,782
- Area
- 923,768 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Nigerian Naira (NGN)
Nigeria is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Abuja.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Nigeria
The flag of Nigeria is composed of three equal vertical bands of green, white and green.
Where it is
Nigeria is grouped in Western Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 4 countries in this atlas: Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Nigeria has a recorded area of 923,768 square kilometres. Among the 16 countries assigned to Western Africa in this dataset, it ranks 4 by area, from largest to smallest. Mauritania is immediately above it in that ordering, at 1,030,700 km². Côte d’Ivoire is immediately below it, at 322,463 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 237,527,782 people for Nigeria in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 257 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Nigerian Naira (NGN). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Nigeria?
Reveal answer
Abuja. Nigeria is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Abuja.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Nigeria?
Reveal answer
The flag of Nigeria is composed of three equal vertical bands of green, white and green.
Which land neighbours of Nigeria are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Benin, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. The source classifies Nigeria as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Nigeria?
Reveal answer
English. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Nigeria.
Which currency codes are listed for Nigeria?
Reveal answer
Nigerian Naira (NGN). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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