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Fun fact 4 about Nigeria

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The Yoruba had developed one of the earliest city-states in Africa by the 8th century known as Ile Ife.

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Nigeria

Population
237.5M
Area
923,768 km²
Capital
Abuja
Continent
Africa
6th most populous country in the world

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 mi2).

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