Nigeria Travel Online
Nigeria is a world-renowned country that is located on the West Of Africa. It is known officially as the Federal Republic Of Nigeria. It's capital is Abuja and it comprises of 36 states.
Despite Abuja being the capital, the most populous (and popular) of the Nigerian cities is none other than Lagos, which is also the un-official commercial capital of the country.
Nigeria has a land area of 923,768 sq km. Nigeria shares it's borders with Benin, Chad, Cameroon and Niger.
Nigeria got it's name from the river that runs through the country, the Niger River.
There are three major airports in Nigeria:
- Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport
- Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Port Harcourt International Airport.
Airlines in Nigeria
Arik Air, Bellview Airlines and Aero Contractors are the main Nigerian Airlines.There are a number of International airlines that fly to Nigeria though, namely:
- British Airways (London - Abuja, Lagos)
- Virgin Atlantic (London - Lagos)
- KLM (Amsterdam - Lagos, Abuja)
- Air France (Paris - Lagos, Abuja[from 4 June] )
- Alitalia (Rome - Lagos)
- Turkish Airlines (Istanbul - Lagos)
- Lufthansa (Frankfurt - Abuja, Lagos)
- Iberia Airlines (Madrid - Lagos)
- Delta Airlines (Offers Accra, New York - Abuja flights as well as Atlanta - Lagos flights )
- United Airlines (Houston - Lagos)
- Emirates (Dubai - Lagos)
- Middle East Airlines (Beirut - Lagos)
- Qatar Airways (Doha - Lagos)
- South African Airways (Johannesburg - Lagos)
- Egypt Air (Cairo - Abuja, Lagos)
- Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Abba - Lagos, Abuja)
- Kenya Airways (Nairobi - Lagos)
- Afriqya Airlines (Tripoli - Lagos [suspended] )
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with a population of 162.4mil, it ranks in at at seven among the world's most populous countries.
The official currency of Nigeria is the Nigerian naira (₦)
The Official Languages of Nigeria are: English, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. There is also a local variant of English that is known as pidgin ("broken English"). There is no standard for pidgin though, as the locals infuse their own slang and dialect into the language.
The country code for Nigeria is +234. To dial into Nigeria use +234 followed by the number you wish to dial.
World Heritage Sites
Nigeria is home to two world heritage sites - Sukur and Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove.Nigeria is the largest oil-producer and third-largest economy in Africa.
Nigeria enjoys a varying climate, it's equitorial in the south, tropical in the center and arid in the North.
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