Yorubaland

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Yorubaland (Yoruba: Ilẹ̀ Káàárọ̀-Oòjíire ) is the homeland and cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa. It spans the modern-day countries of Nigeria, Benin and Togo, and covers a total land area of 142,114 km2 (54,871 sq mi). Of this land area, 106,016 km2 (74.6%) lies within Nigeria, 18.9% in Benin, and the remaining 6.5% is in Togo. Prior to European colonization, this area consisted of multiple states, including most prominently the Ọyọ Empire, Ifẹ Empire and Ijẹbu Kingdom. The geo-cultural space contains an estimated 55 million people, the majority of this population being ethnic Yoruba.

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