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With a population hovering around 177 million (2017 GeoFact of the Day Blog estimate), NIGERIA is Africa's most-populated country and is particularly situated in West Africa. There are four bordering countries: Benin to the west, Cameroon to the east and southeast, Chad to the northeast, and Niger to the north. Nigeria also borders the Gulf of Guinea and the Bight of Benin water bodies in the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Abuja, while Lagos boasts the title of being the most-populated city in Nigeria and one of the largest in Africa. Other cities include Ibadan, Ife, Jos, Lafia, Maiduguri, Ogbomosho, Onitsha, and Port Harcourt. The currency is the Nigerian Naira, and its ISO 4217 currency code is NGN.
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With a population hovering around 177 million (2017 GeoFact of the Day Blog estimate), NIGERIA is Africa's most-populated country and is particularly situated in West Africa. There are four bordering countries: Benin to the west, Cameroon to the east and southeast, Chad to the northeast, and Niger to the north. Nigeria also borders the Gulf of Guinea and the Bight of Benin water bodies in the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Abuja, while Lagos boasts the title of being the most-populated city in Nigeria and one of the largest in Africa. Other cities include Ibadan, Ife, Jos, Lafia, Maiduguri, Ogbomosho, Onitsha, and Port Harcourt. The currency is the Nigerian Naira, and its ISO 4217 currency code is NGN.
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