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Canonical entity record

Nigeria

Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa. Its capital is Abuja, and its largest city is Lagos. The country spans a wide range of ecological zones and is shaped by extensive linguistic, cultural and historical diversity.

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Identity

Permanent entity ID
01991ad4-2df6-7c43-8a15-81e5b4c1e001
Entity type
Country
Canonical name
Nigeria
Aliases
Federal Republic of Nigeria · Naijiria · Nàìjíríà · Nijeriya
Language
English (en)

Structured claims

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CAPITALAbujaVERIFIED · ENTITY · EXACT
CURRENCYNigerian nairaVERIFIED · ENTITY · EXACT
INDEPENDENCE_DATE1960-10-01VERIFIED · DATE · DAY
POPULATION227,882,945VERIFIED · INTEGER · YEAR
SURFACE_AREA923,768 km²VERIFIED · QUANTITY · EXACT

Provenance

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United Nations DataNigeria country profile
World Bank Open DataPopulation, total — Nigeria
United NationsThe United Nations in Nigeria
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These append-only records preserve the stored language, name type, validity and owning entity identity. Missing validity dates are left unrecorded, never inferred.

Federal Republic of NigeriaAlias
Language
en
Validity
Validity not recorded
Preferred
No
Permanent name ID
01a02ca8-cefe-7be1-9f94-2c71f05bbd21
NaijiriaAlias
Language
en
Validity
Validity not recorded
Preferred
No
Permanent name ID
01a02ca8-cf00-722e-8b5e-ed490b8d12bb
NàìjíríàAlias
Language
en
Validity
Validity not recorded
Preferred
No
Permanent name ID
01a02ca8-cf00-7c71-8c45-836d013af96c
NijeriyaAlias
Language
en
Validity
Validity not recorded
Preferred
No
Permanent name ID
01a02ca8-ceff-7762-ad33-2060548b40d6