Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. Nigeria is the largest country in Africa by population with a population of 211 million while covering an area of 923,769 square kilometers. Nigeria is the world's 32nd largest country by size and the 7th largest country by population. Nigeria is the 12th largest producer of petroleum in the world, the 8th largest exporter, and has the 10th largest proven reserves. Petroleum plays a large role in the Nigerian economy, accounting for 40% of GDP and 80% of government earnings. As of 2010, about 30% of Nigerians are employed in agriculture. Cocoa is the leading non-oil foreign exchange earner. Rubber is the second-largest non-oil foreign exchange earner.
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigerian naira
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