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Section sizes Section size for Nigeria (58 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 16,668 16,668 Etymology 1,347 1,347 History 72 47,105 Prehistory 3,882 3,882 Early history 3,900 3,900 Pre-colonial era 6,210 6,210 British colonization 6,184 6,184 Independence and federal republic 2,556 2,556 Fall of the First Republic and Civil War 8,507 8,507 Second Republic and military dictatorship 3,081 3,081 12 June and the crisis of the Third Republic 3,258 3,258 Return to democracy (1999–present) 9,455 9,455 Geography 5,688 19,861 Hydrology 2,785 2,785 Vegetation 1,613 1,613 Environmental issues 9,775 9,775 Politics 74 21,274 Government 2,847 2,847 Administrative divisions 2,833 2,833 Law 2,430 2,430 Foreign relations 5,836 5,836 Military 2,094 2,094 Regional conflicts 5,160 5,160 Economy 4,083 33,687 Agriculture 6,879 6,879 Oil and natural gas 6,468 6,468 Energy 1,993 2,879 Electricity 886 886 Manufacturing and technology 7,657 7,657 Internet and telecommunications 2,784 2,784 Tourism 2,937 2,937 Infrastructure 1,977 8,414 Roads 3,359 3,359 Rail transport 320 320 Air transport 2,758 2,758 Demographics 6,872 47,906 Languages 3,625 3,625 Religion 7,428 10,556 Conflicts 3,128 3,128 Health 6,688 6,688 Education 2,684 2,684 Crime 4,183 4,183 Poverty 2,638 2,638 Human rights 10,660 10,660 Culture 43 20,453 Literature 1,076 1,076 Music 4,160 4,160 Cinema 6,051 6,051 Festival 1,009 1,009 Cuisine 846 846 Fashion 1,046 1,046 Sports 6,222 6,222 See also 100 100 Notes 26 26 References 44 670 Bibliography 626 626 Further reading 1,439 1,439 External links 1,934 1,934 Total 220,884 220,884

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja 2A02:3033:600:CD4A:D992:6FAF:2661:D8B5 (talk) 10:55, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Esther Jummai Bali (born 1947) is a Nigerian writer of folktale stories. Kale-Mize13 (talk) 18:34, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is anyone watching this page? Presumably nobody noticed the addition of Category:Country Alliance (Dominican Republic) politicians to the article more than a month ago? AusLondonder (talk) 15:04, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]