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Abuja

#88 in World

Nigeria

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Population
3.3M
Coordinates
9.0579, 7.4951
Category
cities

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Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria, strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As the seat of the Federal Government of Nigeria, it hosts key national institutions, landmarks, and buildings spread across its over 50 districts. It replaced Lagos as the capital on 12 December 1991.

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