Nigeria

Official Country Name: Federal Republic Of Nigeria

Country Capital: Abuja

Country Nickname: Giant of Africa

Country Flag:

Region of Africa: West

Land Mass: 910,770 km2 

Bordering Countries: Benin, Niger, Chad, Cameroon

Timezone: West Africa Time (WAT) - UTC+1

Population: 237,527,782 Millions (2025 estimate Worldometer)

Major Cities: Lagos (Largest city), Kano, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Enugu

Major Languages Spoken: English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulfulde, Kanuri, Ijaw, Tiv

Currency: Nigerian Naira ( ₦ ) - NGN

Country Location: Map of Nigeria in Africa

Major Economics Activities:

Extractive Natural Resources:

  1. Crude oil
  2. Natural Gas
  3. Antimony Ore
  4. Amethyst
  5. Aquamarine
  6. Barytes
  7. Bauxite
  8. Bentonite
  9. Beryllium
  10. Bismuth
  11. Bitumen/Tar Sand
  12. Chalcopyrite
  13. Chromite
  14. Clay
  15. Coal
  16. Columbite
  17. Copper Ore
  18. Corundum
  19. Crystal Quartz
  20. Diatomite
  21. Dolomite
  22. Emerald
  23. Feldspar
  24. Fluorite
  25. Garnet
  26. Gold
  27. Granite
  28. Graphite
  29. Gypsum
  30. Ilmenite
  31. Industrial Quartz
  32. Iron Ore
  33. Kaolin
  34. Laterite
  35. Lead/Zinc
  36. Limestone
  37. Lithium Ore
  38. Magnesite
  39. Marble
  40. Manganese
  41. Molybdenum
  42. Monazite
  43. Mica
  44. Nickel
  45. Phosphate
  46. Pyrite
  47. Ruby
  48. Rutile
  49. Salt
  50. Sand
  51. Sapphire
  52. Shale
  53. Silica Sand
  54. Silver Ore
  55. Soda Ash/Trona
  56. Talc
  57. Tantalite
  58. Tin
  59. Topaz
  60. Tourmaline
  61. Wolframite
  62. Zircon

Sources

  1. Ministry of Solid Minerals (NIgeria)