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yes there is no doubt that Nigeria is one is one of the richest county in Africa and unfortunately it is sad to see how corruption rules that place and unless your work for the government it is hard to succeed,,,,but for sure it is one of the richest country in the continent ...... All governments are corrupt,African ones are just dumb enough to get noticed.

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What is the Richest African country?

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No debate about that.AnswerIf u talk about resources south Africa is the richest country in Africa and per capita is also south AfricaAnswerI live in South Africa and know that we are def the richest on our continent, the way of life in my country is even better than a heck of a lot of European countries. however, the gap between rich and poor is too big, I am blesses d enough not to be on the poor side.AnswerI'm from Nigeria and I have visited there plenty of times. By the knowing the strong econmy we have and our oil, Nigeria is one the richest country in Africa.AnswerI have checked several sites on GDP per capita. None of these have Nigeria on the top 10 list. 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If they can do it, so can the rest of Africa!!!!AnswerI know nigeria is the richest country in Africa, no dout crude oil and LNG is the world most important products and Nigeria has an abundance of that. The reason why USA and Britain are currently at war with Iraq, U crazy!!!AnswerMauritius is the richest country in Africa!Answeri think Botswana is the richest African county. even though the country has a small economy it can sustain its people by provididng them with free education from primary to tertiary level. how many African countries can afford to do that?AnswerIf you just Google this you'll find that South Africa is by far the richest African nation, followed at a distance by Algeria and then Egypt. Mauritius has the highest per capita income, but its GDP is comparatively small.AnswerSouth Africa has both the military might and is the most industrilised country in Africa. 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But we are not boasting we love all Africa and we are in it together!AnswerAm Ghana and have been to both South Africa before..Even though Nigeria do not live a high life in the Africa,They are very poor...Below is the list of the top 10 according to CIA world factbook.Country GDP - per capita:1 Equatorial Guinea $ 50,2002 Mauritius $ 13,5003 South Africa $ 13,0004 Libya $12,7005 Botswana $11,4006 Tunisia $8,6007 Seychelles $7,8008 Algeria $ 7,7009 Namibia $ 7,40010 Gabon $ 7,200============================================================The richest countries based on GDP, a country's productivity. The GDP is a measure of if all the goods and services of country where divided it people what is the average dollar amount of goods and services they produce. According to this metric Equatorial Guinea is #1, the people produce an average of $50,200 of goods per person.


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