Nigeria
Capital
Abuja
Population
~219 million
Currency
Nigerian Naira (NGN)
Quick Facts
- Languages
- English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (major)
- Religion
- Roughly equal split between Islam (mostly North) and Christianity (mostly South), indigenous beliefs
- Climate
- Varies from tropical rainforest (south) to savanna and Sahel (north)
Culture & History
Known for: being Africa's largest economy, Nollywood film industry, oil production, and diverse cultures
Also famous for: Music (Afrobeats), literature (Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka), vast population
Food: Jollof rice, Fufu, Suya
Brief History
Nok culture, various kingdoms (Oyo, Benin), British colonization, independence 1960, periods of military rule, significant ethnic diversity