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Nigeria
Capital: Abuja
- Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with more than 220 million people, and one of the six most populous in the world.
- Nigeria has around 500 distinct languages. English is the official language, and Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo are widely recognised.
- Zuma Rock rises about 725 metres above sea level and is pictured on the 100-naira note. The Zuba people found it in the 15th century.
- The Calabar Carnival runs all December. Its costumes draw on Brazilian carnival ideas, with Afrobeats playing where samba would be.