Where is Nigeria? 🇳🇬

Nigeria is located in the Northern Africa region at latitude 9.081999 and longitude 8.675277 and is part of the African continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

9° 4' 55.20'' N
8° 40' 31.00'' E

You can see the location of Nigeria on the world map below:

Nigeria on the World Map

The neighboring countries of Nigeria (NG) are:

Nigeria bordres with the Gulf of Guinea.

Country	Nigeria
Coordinates	Latitude: 9.081999 Longitude: 8.675277
Country Codes	Alpha 2: NG Alpha 3: NGA
Country Flag Emoji	🇳🇬
Int. Phone Prefix	+234
Capital city	Abuja
Continent / Subcontinent	Africa Northern Africa
Country Area	923,768 sq km
Population 2021	211,400,704 World Rank: 7
Median Age	17
Life expectancy	52.7
Major languages	English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC+01:00
Internet TLD	.ng
Biggest Airport	Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS)
Average temperature	27.00 °C 80.60 °F
Administrative Divisions	1 capital territory 36 states
Political system	Presidential representative democratic republic

World Bank Income Group	Lower middle income
World Bank Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Currency	Naira (NGN)
GDP in 2020	$432.3 (billions of USD) World Rank: 26
GDP per capita in 2020	$2,097 World Rank: 145
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Oil and gas, manufacturing, agriculture, energy
Top 5 Import Countries	China, United States, India, Netherlands, Brazil
Top 5 Export Countries	United States, India, China, Netherlands, Spain

Here are the largest cities in Nigeria based on 2021 data: