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The '''Federal Republic of Nigeria''' is a large [[oil]]-rich country in West [[Africa]]. It has land borders with [[Cameroon]], [[Chad]], [[Niger]] and [[Benin]]. Its capital is [[Abuja]] and the largest city is [[Lagos]].  
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The '''Federal Republic of Nigeria''' is a large oil-rich country in West [[Africa]]. It has land borders with [[Cameroon]], [[Chad]], [[Niger]] and [[Benin]]. Its capital is [[Abuja]] and the largest city is [[Lagos]]. The population in 2008 was 151 million, and growing rapidly due to high birth rates.
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Nigeria is a very large, very poor nation deeply divided along lines of race and religion.  However it has huge oil reserves that are worked by the world's major oil companies; 44% of its oil exports do to the U.S. and 11% to India.
 
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