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1968-MAR-12


NIGER (Niamey) UNO Member Republic of NIGER : President Hamani Diori
NIGERIA (Lagos a) UNO Member Federal Republic of Nigeria : FRN [Federal Military Government] : Yakubu Gowon

Other Entities with similar names
Federal Republic of Nigeria : FRN [Federal Military Government]
(Lagos a)

Federal Republic of Nigeria : FRN
[Federal Military Government]

Flag or logo since 1960-10-01*
Federal Republic of NIGERIA (en) UNO Member
Emblem or Symbol*

Yakubu Gowon
(ruler of NIGERIA since 1966-08-01)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Lagos a
(Lagos)
a administrative, national or political capital (also ruler's residence)
Official & national languages: English (en) .

Mainland:


NIGERIA Federal Republic of Nigeria : FRN  (Lagos)

10 Federated Divisions:

BENUE-PLATEAU BENUE-PLATEAU State  (Jos)Local: BENUE-PLATEAU State (en)  (Jos)
KANO KANO State  (Kano)Local: KANO State (en)  (Kano)
KWARA KWARA State  (Ilorin)Local: KWARA State (en)  (Ilorin)
LAGOS LAGOS State  (Lagos)Local: LAGOS State (en)  (Lagos)
MID-WESTERN MID-WESTERN State  (Benin City)Local: MID-WESTERN State (en)  (Benin City)
NORTH-CENTRAL NORTH-CENTRAL State  (Kaduna)Local: NORTH-CENTRAL State (en)  (Kaduna)
NORTH-EASTERN NORTH-EASTERN State  (Maiduguri)Local: NORTH-EASTERN State (en)  (Maiduguri)
NORTH-WESTERN NORTH-WESTERN State  (Sokoto)Local: NORTH-WESTERN State (en)  (Sokoto)
SOUTH-EASTERN SOUTH-EASTERN State  (Calabar)Local: SOUTH-EASTERN State (en)  (Calabar)
WESTERN NIGERIA WESTERN State  (Ibadan)Local: WESTERN State (en)  (Ibadan)


2 Territories:

BONNY ISLAND Kingdom of BONNY ISLAND  (Bonny)Local: Kingdom of BONNY ISLAND  (Ubani)
ENUGU AND NSUKKA Divisions of ENUGU AND NSUKKA  (Enugu + Nsukka)Local: Divisions of ENUGU AND NSUKKA (en)  (Enugu + Nsukka)




38 Organisations or Groupings membership (selective)


AFRICAN BANK African Development Bank : AFDB  (Abidjan)
AFRICAN UNITY Organization of African Unity : OAU  (Addis Ababa)
COMMON FUND Common Fund for Commodities : CFC  (Geneva)
COMMONWEALTH THE COMMONWEATH Secretariat  (Westminster)
CUSTOMS Customs Cooperation Council : CCC  (Brussels)
ENCD Eighteen Nation Committee on Disarmament : ENCD  (Geneva)
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations : FAO Specialized Agency  (Rome)
FIFA Federation of International Football Association : FIFA  (Zurich)
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade : GATT  (Villa Bocage)
GENEVA CONVENTION GENEVA Convention  (Geneva)
GROUP OF SEVENTY-SEVEN Coalition of Developing Countries : GROUP OF SEVENTY-SEVEN  (Algiers)
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency : IAEA Specialized Agency  (Vienna)
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development : IBRD  (Washington-District of Columbia)
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization : ICAO Specialized Agency  (Montreal)
ICJ International Court of Justice : ICJ  (The Hague)
ILO International Labour Organization : ILO Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
IMCO Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization : IMCO Specialized Agency  (London)
IMF International Monetary Fund : IMF Specialized Agency  (Washington-District of Columbia)
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization : ICPO  (Saint Cloud)
ITSC International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium : ITSC  (Washington-District of Columbia)
ITU International Telecommunication Union : ITU Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
LAKE CHAD BASIN Lake Chad Basin Commission : LCBC  (Fort Lamy)
LEAGUE OF RED CROSS League of Red Cross Societies : LORCS  (Geneva)
NON-ALIGNED Non-Aligned Movement : NAM  (Cairo + New York)
OLYMPIC GAMES International Olympic Committee : IOC  (Lausanne)
RED CROSS International Committee of the Red Cross : ICRC  (Geneva)
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development : UNCTAD  (Geneva)
UNDP United Nations Development Programme : UNDP Specialized Agency  (New York)
UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization : UNESCO Specialized Agency  (Paris)
UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees : UNHCR Agency  (Geneva)
UNICEF United Nations International Children´s Emergency Fund : UNICEF Specialized Agency  (New York)
UNITED NATIONS United Nations Organization : UNO  (New York)
UNOOSA Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies : OUTER SPACE Treaty  (London + Moscow + Washington-District of Columbia)
UPU Universal Postal Union : UPU Specialized Agency  (Berne)
WFP World Food Programme : WFP  (Rome)
WHO World Health Organization : WHO Specialized Agency  (Pregny-Chambesy)
WMO World Meteorological Organization : WMO Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
WORLD BUSINESS International Chamber of Commerce : ICC [The Word Business Organization]  (Paris)


Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2024's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

BIAFRA Republic of BIAFRA  (Umuahia)


Other Territories or Entities within the 2024's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

AROCHUKWU Igbo Kingdom of AROCHUKWU  (Arochukwu)
BASSAMBIRI Nembe State of BASSAMBIRI  (Bassambiri)
BRASS-NEMBE Nembe State of BRASS  (Brass)
NNEWI Igbo State of NNEWI  (Nnewi)
OGBOLOMABIRI Nembe State of OGBOLOMABIRI  (Ogbolomabiri)
OGONILAND Kingdoms of OGONILAND  (Bori)
OKPOAMA OKPOAMA Kingdom  (Okpoama)
OKRIKA Chieftaincy of OKRIKA  (Okrika)
ONITSHA Igbo State of ONITSHA  (Onitsha)
RIVERS RIVERS State [Biafran Occupation]  (Port Harcourt)
UGHELLI Kingdom of UGHELLI  (Ughelli)
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