Nigeria

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Map of Nigeria (de facto borders)Nigeria highlighted among its neighbouring countries, with borders drawn as Natural Earth shows them: according to who controls the territory. Hover a neighbour to see its name.Scale at the country's latitude200 km
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of 923,769 km². With a population of more than 230 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country.

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