Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Nigeria (NG, NGA) is a country in Western Africa, with Abuja as its capital. The currency is the Nigerian Naira (NGN, NGN). The international dialling code is +234 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 0802 123 4567. The time zone is Africa/Lagos. Official languages: English and Yoruba.
CurrencyNGNNGN
Dial code+234e.g. 0802 123 4567
Time zoneLagosUTC+01:00
LanguageEnglish+1 more
CapitalAbuja
Population236.7M923.8K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Native name
- Nigeria
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- NG
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- NGA
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 566
- IOC code
- NGR
- Demonym
- Nigerian
- Capital
- Abuja
- Region
- Africa › Western Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Western Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .ng
- Coordinates
- 10, 8
- Area
- 923,768 km²
- Population
- 236,747,000
- GDP
- $1.3T ($5.4K per person)
- Literacy
- 61.3%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
Currency
Nigerian Naira NGN
- Symbol
- NGN narrow ₦
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Example
- ₦1,234.50
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| English en | Official | 53% (125.5M) | |
| Yoruba yo | Official | 13% (30.8M) | |
| Nigerian Pidgin pcm | 21% (49.7M) | ||
| Hausa ha | 13% (30.8M) | ||
| Igbo ig | 13% (30.8M) | ||
| fuv fuv | 6.7% (15.9M) | ||
| Tiv tiv | 1.6% (3.8M) | ||
| Efik efi | 1.4% (3.3M) | ||
| Ibibio ibb | 1.4% (3.3M) | ||
| Hausa (Arabic) ha-Arab | 1% (2.4M) | ||
| Bini bin | 0.71% (1.7M) | ||
| Jju kaj | 0.21% (497.2K) | ||
| Tyap kcg | 0.093% (220.2K) | ||
| Arabic ar | 0.071% (168.1K) | ||
| Atsam cch | 0.021% (49.7K) | ||
| amo amo | 0.0087% (20.6K) | ||
| Obolo ann | 0% (0) | ||
| Fula ff | 0% (0) | ||
| Fula (Adlam) ff-Adlm | 0% (0) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Lagos | UTC+01:00 | none | West Africa Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +234
- Dial-out prefix
- 009
- Trunk prefix
- 0
- National number length
- 10–14 digits
- Emergency number
- 199 pattern 199
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 02033 12 3456 | +234 2033 12 3456 | XXXXX XX XXXX | 10 |
| Mobile | 0802 123 4567 | +234 802 123 4567 | XXXX XXX XXXX | 10 |
| Toll free | 0800 1759 1759 | +234 800 1759 1759 | XXXX XXXX XXXX | [10-14] |
| Universal access | 0700 123 4567 | +234 700 123 4567 | XXXX XXX XXXX | [10-14] |
Show the 5 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3,4}) | [7-9] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4}) | 20[129] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{4}) | 2 | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{3})(\d{4})(\d{4,5}) | [78] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{3})(\d{5})(\d{5,6}) | [78] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{Dependent locality}
{City} {Postal code}
{State/province}
- Uppercase fields
- City, State/province
- Region label
- state
- Predefined regions
- 37
Postal code
- Pattern
\d{6}- Examples
- 930283 · 300001 · 931104
- Post office lookup
- http://www.nigeriapostcodes.com/
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Monday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 1 day of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 24-hour (0–23), also h, hb, hB
- Calendars
- gregorian
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
Number and date formats
As written by the English (Nigeria) locale (en-NG), amounts in NGN.
- Number
- 1,234,567.891
- Percent
- 45.7%
- Currency (NGN)
- ₦1,234,567.89
- Accounting
- (₦1,234,567.89)
- Currency, name
- 1,234,567.89 Nigerian nairas
- Compact short
- 1.2M
- Compact long
- 1.2 million
- Scientific
- 1.235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilometres per hour
- Temperature
- 21.5°C
- Date, full
- Friday, 27 March 2026
- Date, long
- 27 March 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 Mar 2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 Mar 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- March 2026
- Weekday
- Friday
- Relative time
- yesterday · in 3 days · 2 hours ago
- List: and
- A, B and C
- List: or
- A, B or C