Nigeria

Country in Western Africa

Nigeria is a country in Western Africa, with its capital in Abuja. About 237.5 million people live there (2025), making it the 6th most populous of the 195 countries. At 923,768 km², it is the 31st largest country by area. It borders Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

Nigeria at a glance

Capital: Abuja
Population (2025): 237.5 million
Area: 923,768 km²
Density: 257 per km²
Official language: English
Currency: Nigerian naira
People: Nigerian
Calling code: +234
Internet domain: .ng
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Nigeria?

How Nigeria compares

Population rank

6th of 195

1st of 54 in Africa

Size rank

31st of 195

14th of 54 in Africa

Crowding

257 per km²

More crowded than 80% of countries

Similar in size: Venezuela (916,445 km²).
Similar population: Pakistan (255.2 million).
Nigeria is the only place that uses the Nigerian naira.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.

The flag of Nigeria

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Nigeria in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Nigeria

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Nigeria so far, from 427 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

48% right

60th hardest of 176 · 318 answers

Its flag

81% right

88th hardest of 145 · 109 answers

Players find Nigeria on the map in 48% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Niger.
Players recognise the flag of Nigeria in 81% of tries.

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Countries that border Nigeria

Nigeria borders 4 countries: Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

Quick quiz: Nigeria

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1. Which is the flag of Nigeria?
2. What is the capital of Nigeria?
3. Which of these borders Nigeria?

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Questions about Nigeria

Is Nigeria a country?

Yes. Nigeria is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Nigeria?

The capital of Nigeria is Abuja. Abuja replaced Lagos as the capital in 1991; Lagos is still the largest city.

Which countries border Nigeria?

Nigeria borders 4 countries: Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

How many countries border Nigeria?

4. Nigeria shares a land border with 4 countries.

How big is Nigeria?

Nigeria covers 923,768 km², about the same size as Venezuela (916,445 km²).

Is Nigeria hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Nigeria in 48% of 318 tries, 60th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Niger.

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