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Federal
Republic of Nigeria: Facts and Figures
Total Area 356,669 sq mi. Population
149,229,090. Capital Abuja. Independenced
from Great Britain Achieved October 1, 1960. |
Biafra
was the name of an
independent republic that was created out of a
province of Nigeria in 1967. At its height, the
Republic of Biafra had a population of about 14
million and covered an area of over 29,400 square
miles. |
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