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Nigeria
Nigeria is a country in Africa with 4 land neighbours — joint 6th-most in Africa. Its capital is Abuja.
Capital
Abuja
Land borders
4joint 6th-most in Africa
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Has a coastline
Nigeria
Abuja
Capital
237.5 million
Population
923,768 km²
Area
4
Land borders
Nigerian naira (NGN)
Currency
Countries that border Nigeria
4 land neighbours: Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
4 neighbours to keep in the right order.
Its 4 land borders are joint 6th-most in Africa — level with Angola, Benin, Mauritania, Namibia, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Of the 6 possible pairings among them, 3 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Niger is the most connected of them, with 7 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Nigeria, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.
4
land borders — joint 6th-most in Africa
3
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
7
borders on Niger, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa board
The capital
Abuja
Capital Rush deals Nigeria and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Nigeria is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- NG
- Currency
- Nigerian naira (NGN)
- Official language
- English
- Quiz boards
- Africa · World
Where Nigeria costs people points
Algeria
Algeria is in Africa, and its capital is Algiers — not Abuja. It has 7 land borders to Nigeria's 4.
Liberia
Liberia is in Africa, and its capital is Monrovia — not Abuja. It has 3 land borders to Nigeria's 4.
Niger
Niger borders Nigeria, which is exactly why the names get swapped: same board, adjacent shapes. Its capital is Niamey, not Abuja.
Nigeria, asked and answered
What countries border Nigeria?
Nigeria has 4 land neighbours: Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
What is the capital of Nigeria?
Abuja. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Nigeria comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Nigeria in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Is Nigeria the same as Algeria?
No. Algeria is in Africa, and its capital is Algiers — not Abuja. It has 7 land borders to Nigeria's 4.
Where can I practise finding Nigeria on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Nigeria is in the pool, along with all 4 of its neighbours.
Can you find Nigeria on a blank map?
Its 4 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.