Metroji clue #3

Abuja in five emoji

Nigeria

A capital built from nothing in the 1980s because Lagos was too crowded, too coastal and too closely tied to one region. The clue is really about the country rather than the city.

What each emoji refers to

Aso Rock is the granite dome behind the presidential complex, and the complex is usually named after it.
Nigeria's film industry releases more titles a year than almost anywhere, though most of the shooting happens down in Lagos.
Oil money paid for the move. Nigeria is the largest producer in Africa.
The talking drum changes pitch when you squeeze the cords under your arm, so it can follow the tones of speech.
Planned green from the start, with parks written into the layout rather than left over from it.

Abuja at a glance

Country
Nigeria
Coordinates
9.08Β° N, 7.40Β° E
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Abuja.

City Distance Direction
LagosNigeria 530 km
Porto-NovoBenin 600 km
MalaboEquatorial Guinea 610 km
YaoundΓ©Cameroon 740 km
LomΓ©Togo 760 km
NiameyNiger 760 km

Today's city is a different one

Metroji picks a new city every day at midnight, wherever you are. Everyone gets the same one, so scores are comparable.

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