Remarkable facts About Nigeria

The Federal Republic of Nigeria, commonly referred to as Nigeria, is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. It comprises 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja is located. Nigeria is officially a democratic secular country.
Below is a list of remarkable facts any one planning to visit Nigeria should know.

1. African's most populated country.
   
   With a population of over 160 million people, Nigeria is Africa's most populated country, as well as 8th most populated in the entire world. This means that for every six Africans, one is a Nigerian.
   Ethiopia is the next African nation to come with a population of 84 million is merely about half of Nigerians population.

2. Christianity and Islam are the 2 major religions
   
   The major religion in Nigeria are Christianity and Islam. About half of the Yorubas are Christians and the other half Muslim, though many maintain traditional beliefs. the Igbos in the southest are mostly Christian; The Hausa/Fulani in the northern Nigeria are mostly Islamic and dominated by Hausa-Fulani ethnic group.

3. Nigerian's river Niger is Africa's largest river
   
   The longest and largest river in west Africa is the Niger river from where Nigeria derives her name. Niger river spans about 4,180 km (2,600mi) from its source in the highlands of southeastern Guinea.

4. Home for the largest diversity of butterflies
   
   Nigeria boasts as being the most appropriate habitat of the largest diversity in the world of butterflies, the most colourful creatures. the area that surround calabar, Cross River State, located in the country's southern region, ia widely belived to harbor the largest diversity of butterflies in the world.

5. Africa's longest bridge.
   
   Measuring up to about 11.8 kilometers, the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State is Africa's longest bridge connecting Lagos Island with the mainland.

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