Total land borders: 4,047 km (2,515 mi) Cameroon: 1,690 km (1,050 mi) Niger: 1,497 km (930 mi) Benin: 773 km (480 mi) Chad: 87 km (54 mi)
Highest point
Chappal Waddi 2,419 m (7,936 ft)
Lowest point
Atlantic Ocean, 0 m (0 ft)
Longest river
Niger River, 1,111.88 km (691 mi)
Largest lake
Kainji Lake 1,243 km2 (480 sq mi)
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land
Natural hazards
drought, bush fire, landslide
Environmental issues
air pollution, water pollution, oil spillage, lead exposures, poor waste management, deforestation, desertification, erosion, flooding
Exclusive economic zone
217,313 km2 (83,905 sq mi)
Location of NigeriaSatellite image of Nigeria
Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It shares land borders with the Republic of Benin to the west, Chad and Cameroon to the east, and Niger to the north.[1] Its coast lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the south and it borders Lake Chad to the northeast. Notable geographical features in Nigeria include the Adamawa Plateau, Mambilla Plateau, Jos Plateau, Obudu Plateau, the Niger River, Benue River, and Niger Delta.
Nigeria is in the tropics, where the climate is very humid and seasonally wet. Nigeria has majorly four climate types; these climate types are generally gradated from south to north. Nigeria's principal streams are the Niger, from which it got its name, and the Benue, the primary tributary of the Niger. The country's most elevated point is Chappal Waddi (or Gangirwal) at 2,419 metres or 7,936 feet, situated in the Adamawa mountains in the Gashaka-Gumti Public Park, Taraba State, on the border with Cameroon.[1]
The capital of Nigeria is Abuja, situated in the centre of the country, while Lagos is the country's major port, monetary center and largest city. Communicated in dialects are English (official), Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba.[2] It is assessed that Nigeria has around 250 different ethno-etymological gatherings.[3]
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^"Language data for Nigeria". Translators without Borders. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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