It is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. It has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century , marking the first internal unification in the country. The modern state originated with British colonialization in the 19th
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Economy: It is a middle-income, mixed economy and emerging market, with expanding manufacturing, financial, service, communications, technology, and entertainment sectors. The country's re-emergent manufacturing sector became the largest on the continent in 2013, and it produces a large proportion of goods and services for the region of West Africa. In addition, the debt-to-GDP ratio was 16.075% as of 2019.Although oil revenues contributed 2/3 of state, oil only contributes 9% to the GDP
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