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gptkbp:instanceOf
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British colony
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gptkbp:area
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923,768 km²
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gptkbp:borderedBy
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Cameroon
gptkb:French_West_Africa
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Lagos
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gptkbp:currency
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gptkb:British_West_African_pound
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gptkbp:event
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Amalgamation of 1914
Independence in 1960
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gptkbp:existedDuring
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1901
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gptkbp:existedUntil
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1960
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gptkbp:flag
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gptkb:Flag_of_British_Nigeria
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gptkbp:governor
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gptkb:John_Macpherson
gptkb:Frederick_Lugard
gptkb:Hugh_Clifford
gptkb:James_Wilson_Robertson
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British Nigeria
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:West_Africa
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gptkbp:mergedInto
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gptkb:Northern_Nigeria_Protectorate
gptkb:Southern_Nigeria_Protectorate
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gptkbp:notableCity
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gptkb:Ibadan
gptkb:Aba
gptkb:Oshogbo
gptkb:Sapele
gptkb:Ilesa
gptkb:Lagos
gptkb:Port_Harcourt
gptkb:Oyo
gptkb:Nsukka
gptkb:Gboko
gptkb:Ife
gptkb:Keffi
Abeokuta
Ado Ekiti
Akure
Bauchi
Benin City
Birnin Kebbi
Calabar
Damaturu
Enugu
Gombe
Gusau
Ilorin
Jalingo
Jos
Kaduna
Kano
Katsina
Lokoja
Maiduguri
Makurdi
Minna
Onitsha
Owerri
Sokoto
Uyo
Warri
Yola
Zaria
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
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English
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gptkbp:population
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about 40 million (1950s)
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Royal_Niger_Company
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Nigeria
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Benin_Kingdom
gptkb:Privy_Council_of_Nigeria
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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