Nigeria has Africa's largest economy and is the only country with fewer than half of its citizens living in poverty

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False
RATIONALE: Nigeria, often described as "Africa's keystone country," overtook South Africa in 2014 to become Sub-Saharan Africa's largest economy. How is it that 62 percent of Nigeria's 177 million people live in poverty? It looks like a classic example of the resource curse.

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