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Nigeria

Nigerian women perform a traditional folk dance at cultural festival.

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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:208.28/ million
Population density:214 per km2
GDP per capita:US$ 2,284*
GDP at market prices:

US$ 475,820 million*

* Source: OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin 2020

OPEC Fund Ministerial Council Member:

HE Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Federal Ministry of Finance

OPEC Fund Governing Board Representative: 

HE Aliyu Ahmed, Permanent Secretary and Governor of Nigeria, the OPEC Fund, Federal Ministry of Finance

OPEC Fund Alternate Governing Board Representative: 

Ms. Aisha Shehu Omar, Director, International Economic Relations Department and Alternate Governor of Nigeria, OPEC Fund

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