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Nigeria a country

Nigeria is a country on the western parts of African on the Gulf of Guinea, has many natural landmarks and wildlife reserves. The president of Nigeria is Muhammadu Buhari from 29 May 2015 – present. The capital city of Nigeria is Abuja and the official languages are English, Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa. It is divided into 36 states.

The 10 interesting facts of Nigeria

1. The GDP of Nigeria is $481.1 billion, the 2nd largest in Africa and GDP per capita is $5,900.

2. There are over 250 ethnic groups that live throughout Nigeria even though English is the official language, there are over 500 indigenous languages in Nigeria.

3. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, and it is the 17th most populous city in the world.

4. About half of Nigerians are Muslim, while approximately 40% are Christian.

5. In terms of size, Nigeria is about double the size of the state of California.

6. The country is the 7th largest democracy in the world.

7. Oil accounts for over 70% of the country’s exports and it is the 12th largest producer of crude oil, pushing out over 2.5 million barrels per day .

8. Nigeria’s movie industry is known as “Nollywood” and it is one of the largest movie industries in the world.

9. The life expectancy on average is 52 years, one of the lowest in the world.

10. Nigeria’s population is estimated to reach 444 million by the year 2050.

BONUS: The Yoruba group of Nigeria has the highest rate of twin births in the world. It is believed by some that the group’s consumption of yams contributes to this.