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yoooooman

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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

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The destruction and burning of forests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra have made Indonesia the World's third largest emitter of carbon dioxide after China and the United States.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

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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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