Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west,

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and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. As of 2015 Nigeria has the world's

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largest economy, worth more than $500 billion and $1 trillion in terms of nominal GDP and

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respectively. It overtook South Africa to become Africa's largest economy in 2014. The 2013

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was 11 percent. Nigeria is considered to be an emerging market by the World Bank; it has been identified as a regional power on the African continent, a middle power in international affairs,Cooper, Andrew F., Agata Antkiewicz and Timothy M. Shaw, "Lessons from/for BRICSAM about South-North Relations at the Start of the 21st Century: Economic Size Trumps All Else?", ''International Studies Review'', Vol. 9, No. 4 (Winter 2007), pp. 675, 687.Myftyler, Meltem, and Myberra Yyksel, "Turkey: A Middle Power in the New Order", in ''Niche Diplomacy: Middle Powers After the Cold War'', edited by Andrew F. Cooper (London: Macmillan, 1997).Mace, Gordon, Louis Bélanger (1999
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, ''ISS'' and has also been identified as an emerging global power. Nigeria is a member of the MINT group of countries, which are widely seen as the globe's next " BRIC-like" economies. It is also listed among the " Next Eleven" economies set to become among the biggest in the world. Nigeria is a founding member of the

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and a member of many other international organizations, including the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations and

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. For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see " Business entities in Nigeria".

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct. Most of these companies (defunct or thriving) had or have their head offices in Lagos State of Nigeria. Lagos is unofficially recognized as the Commercial Capital of Nigeria. File:Kuje Market.jpg, Market in Kuje. File:Gates of oil refinery in Port Harcourt.jpg, Port Harcourt oil refinery gates.

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Notable firms

See also

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