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Key Facts
Climate
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Coastline
853 km
Government type
federal presidential republic
Languages
English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages
Natural resources
natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land
Terrain
southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north