Outline of Nigeria

Federal Republic of Nigeria – sovereign country located in West Africa.^[1] Nigeria is a federal constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory. Nigeria borders the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast lies on the Gulf of Guinea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, in the south. The capital of Nigeria is Abuja.

The people of Nigeria have an extensive history, and archaeological evidence shows that human habitation of the area dates back to at least 9000 BC.^[2] The Benue-Cross River area is thought to be the original homeland of the Bantu migrants who spread across most of central and southern Africa in waves between the 1st millennium BC and the 2nd millennium.

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the eighth most populous country in the world with a population of over 140 million. The country is listed among the "Next Eleven" economies, and is one of the fastest growing in the world with the International Monetary Fund projecting growth of 9% in 2008 and 8.3% in 2009.^[3][4][5][6]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Nigeria:

• Pronunciation: /naɪˈdʒɪəriə/
• Common English country name: Nigeria
• Official English country name: The Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Nigerian
• Demonym(s):
• ISO country codes: NG, NGA, 566
• ISO region codes: See NG
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ng

Geography of Nigeria

• Nigeria is: a country
• Population of Nigeria: 148,093,000 - 8th most populous country
• Area of Nigeria: 923,768 km²
• Atlas of Nigeria

• Nigeria is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • West Africa
• Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
• Extreme points of Nigeria
  • High: Chappal Waddi 2,419 m (7,936 ft)
  • Low: Lagos Island −0.2 m (−1 ft)
• Land boundaries: 4,047 km

 Cameroon 1,690 km

 Niger 1,497 km

 Benin 773 km

 Chad 87 km

• Coastline: Gulf of Guinea 853 km

Environment of Nigeria

• Climate of Nigeria
• Environmental issues in Nigeria
• Ecoregions in Nigeria
• Renewable energy in Nigeria
• Protected areas of Nigeria
  • National parks of Nigeria
• Wildlife of Nigeria
  • Fauna of Nigeria
    • Birds of Nigeria
    • Mammals of Nigeria

• Glaciers in Nigeria: none ^[7]
• Islands of Nigeria
• Mountains of Nigeria
  • Volcanoes in Nigeria
• Rivers of Nigeria

Olumirin Water Falls, Erin Ijesa, Oriade Local Government Area, Osun State.

• World Heritage Sites in Nigeria

Regions of Nigeria

List of ecoregions in Nigeria

• Ecoregions in Nigeria

• Capital of Nigeria: Abuja and former capital Lagos
• Cities of Nigeria
• Villages of Nigeria

Demographics of Nigeria

Politics of Nigeria

• Form of government: federal presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Nigeria: Abuja
• Elections in Nigeria
• Political parties in Nigeria

Government of Nigeria

• Head of state: President of Nigeria,
• Head of government: President of Nigeria
• Cabinet of Nigeria

• Parliament of Nigeria (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Nigeria
  • Lower house: House of Representatives of Nigeria

Court system of Nigeria

• Supreme Court of Nigeria

Foreign relations of Nigeria

• Diplomatic missions in Nigeria
• Diplomatic missions of Nigeria

The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a member of:^[1]

Law of Nigeria

• Cannabis in Nigeria
• Constitution of Nigeria
• Crime in Nigeria
• Human rights in Nigeria
  • LGBT rights in Nigeria
• Law enforcement in Nigeria

Military of Nigeria

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Nigeria
• Forces
  • Army of Nigeria
  • Navy of Nigeria
  • Air Force of Nigeria
• Military history of Nigeria

Local government in Nigeria characteristic of local government in Nigeria

• Before 1500
• 1500 to 1800
• Colonial era
• First Nigerian Republic (1963 to 1966)
• Second Nigerian Republic (1979 to 1983)
• Third Nigerian Republic (1993)
• Fourth Nigerian Republic (1999 to present)

• History of Northern Nigeria

• Economic history of Nigeria
• Military history of Nigeria

Culture of Nigeria

• Architecture of Nigeria
• Chieftaincy of Nigeria
• Cuisine of Nigeria
• Festivals in Nigeria
• Languages of Nigeria
• Media in Nigeria
• Museums in Nigeria
• National symbols of Nigeria
  • Coat of arms of Nigeria
  • Flag of Nigeria
  • National anthem of Nigeria
• People of Nigeria
• Prostitution in Nigeria
• Public holidays in Nigeria
• Religion in Nigeria
  • Christianity in Nigeria
  • Hinduism in Nigeria
  • Islam in Nigeria
• Social class in Nigeria
• World Heritage Sites in Nigeria

• Cinema of Nigeria
• Heraldry in Nigeria
• Literature of Nigeria
• Music of Nigeria
• Video gaming in Nigeria

Sports in Nigeria

• Football in Nigeria
• Nigeria at the Olympics

Economy of Nigeria

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 41st (forty-first)
• Agriculture in Nigeria
• Banking in Nigeria
• Communications in Nigeria
  • Internet in Nigeria
• Companies of Nigeria
• Currency of Nigeria: Naira
  • ISO 4217: NGN
• Economic history of Nigeria
• Energy in Nigeria
  • Oil industry in Nigeria
• Health care in Nigeria
• Mining in Nigeria
• Nigeria Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Nigeria
• Transport in Nigeria
  • Airports in Nigeria
  • Rail transport in Nigeria
• Water supply and sanitation in Nigeria

Education in Nigeria

• Index of Nigeria-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Nigeria-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

This the problem that arise from the large land mass of Nigeria

Government

• Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria - 1999
• Interactive Map of Nigeria

News

• Vanguard daily newspaper
• This Day daily newspaper

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