Nigeria

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Capital: Abuja

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 356,667

Land Covered by Water: 1.4%

Time Zone: WAT (UTC+1)

Climate: varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north

Approximate Population: 148,000,001

Official Language: English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Indigenous Religions

Currency: Nigerian naira

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Yellow fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis - endemic to the region, Tuberculosis (TB), Chikungunya Fever

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