Nigeria
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Nigeria
| Official name: | Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| Capital: | Abuja; note - on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially transferred from Lagos to Abuja; most federal government offices have now made the move to Abuja |
| Area: | total: 923,768 sq km
water: 13,000 sq km
land: 910,768 sq km |
| Climate: | varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north |
| Location: | Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon |
| Geographic coordinates: | 10 00 N, 8 00 E |
| Comparative Area: | slightly more than twice the size of California |
| Land boundaries: | total: 4,047 km
border countries: Benin 773 km, Cameroon 1,690 km, Chad 87 km, Niger 1,497 km |
| Coastline: | 853 km |
| Terrain: | southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Chappal Waddi 2,419 m |
Map of Nigeria
