The history of Nigeria. Nigeria documentary. World Of Knowledge

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

It borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west.

Its southern coast is on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.

Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located.

Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, is the largest city in Nigeria and the continent of Africa.

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa by population with a population of 211 million while covering an area of 923,769 square kilometers.

Nigeria is the world's 32nd largest country by size and the 7th largest country by population.

Nigeria is one of the world's most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations.

Nigeria is Africa's largest economy by nominal GDP surpassing Egypt and South Africa and is the country with the 27th highest nominal GDP

Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC marking the first internal unification in the country.

The modern state originated with British colonialization in the 19th century, taking its present territorial shape with the merging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914 by Lord Lugard.

The British set up administrative and legal structures while practicing indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms.

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