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%%MUST convert nigeria-flag.svg to nigeria-flag.png
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%%Title
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  \centerline{Nigeria (GTMUN 2019)}
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%%Content
Generally Helpful Links:
\site CIA Factbook---Basic Facts and Statistics with a slight Western bias@{https://cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html}
  \detail{95\% of exports are petroleum and petroleum products by value}
  \detail{$853km$ of coastline}
\site Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs---Firsthand information about recent events and foreign policies affecting Nigeria (loads slowly)@{https://foreignaffairs.gov.ng}

International Organizations and Treaties:
\info{Member of the \href{African Union (AU)}{https://foreignaffairs.gov.ng/africa/}}
\info{Member of the \href{Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)}{https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/about_us/167.htm}---Petroleum production statistics}
\info{Member of \href{Non-Aligned Movement}{https://foreignaffairs.gov.ng/nigeria-the-non-aligned-movement-nam-relations/}, United Nations, and World Trade Organization}
\info{Member of \href{OIC}{https://www.oic-oci.org/} and \href{Economic Community of West African States}{https://www.ecowas.int}}
  \reading Food Security Bulletin (Regional and National Food Reserves)@{https://www.ecowas.int/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Information\_Bulletin-N5-6.pdf}
\sitex Full list of treaties at Wikipedia@{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Treaties_of_Nigeria}

Maritime Piracy:
\site ICC Int'l Maritime Bureau 2019 Update---Nigerian incidents are down from last year 22 incidents per quarter to 14@{https://iccwbo.org/media-wall/news-speeches/maritime-piracy-incidents-q1-2019-kidnapping-risk-gulf-guinea-persists/}

Poverty and Development:
\site Member of the D8 Commission---a primarily Muslim economic cooperative of 8 nations@{https://developing8.org}
\site World Bank Data---53\% of Nigerians make \$1.90 per day@{http://povertydata.worldbank.org/poverty/country/NGA}
\site Water Aid UK---59 million Nigerians without clean water; 123 million without sanitary toilet@{https://www.wateraid.org/uk/where-we-work/nigeria}
\site Africa Environmental Pollution---Nigeria deals with numerous pollutants@{https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-016-9894-4}
  \detail{Regional Pollution is carried long distance by Sahara, including coal burning and gold mining}
  \detail{Oil spills and improper industrial and domestic waste disposal harm Nigerian water quality}
  \detail{Soil/air pollution easily enters water which isn't sanitized on consumption, introducing heavy metals}
\sitex Paper: Threats to Nigerian Water Resources Development@{https://www.longdom.org/open-access/threats-to-water-resources-development-in-nigeria-2329-6755-1000205.pdf}

Chinese Trade and Oil:
\sitex China-Nigeria Trade at \$12.6 billion@{https://punchng.com/china-nigeria-bilateral-trade-hits-12-3bn/}
  \detail{Nigeria is China's biggest African investment and trading partner because of oil}
\site Wikipedia Overview of China-Nigeria Relations---Mostly out of date@{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China\%E2\%80\%93Nigeria_relations}

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