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Nigeria
Nigerian women perform a traditional folk dance at cultural festival.
Facts and figures
| Official country name: | Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| National capital: | Abuja |
| Location: | West African coastal state on the shores of the Gulf of Guinea, with Benin to the west, Niger to the north, Chad to the northeast, and Cameroon to the east and southeast. |
| Area: | 924,000 km2 |
| Population: | 203 million |
| Population density: | 214 per km2 |
| GDP per capita: | US$ 2,056* |
| GDP at market prices: | US$ 417,410 million* |
* Source: OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin 2019
OPEC Fund Ministerial Council Member:
Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Federal Ministry of Finance
OPEC Fund Governing Board Representative:
Dr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, Permanent Secretary and Governor of Nigeria, the OPEC Fund, Federal Ministry of Finance
OPEC Fund Alternate Governing Board Representative:
Aliyu Ahmed, Director, International Economic Relations Department and Alternate Governor of Nigeria, the OPEC Fund, Federal Ministry of Finance